On the Wave Function of the Photon

Białynicki-Birula, I.

Journal

Acta Physica Polonica A

1994 | 86 | 1 | 97-116

Article title

On the Wave Function of the Photon

Authors

I. Białynicki-Birula

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Abstracts

It is shown that the wave function of the photon is a very useful concept with interesting ramifications. It plays a major role in bridging the gap between classical theory of electromagnetism and quantum electrodynamics. The photon wave function can also be used to construct a phase-space distribution for the photon (Wigner function) that describes the transport of radiation.

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Acta Physica Polonica A

Year

1994

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97-116

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published

1994-07

Contributors

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I. Białynicki-Birula

Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej, Polska Akademia Nauk, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warszawa, Poland

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