Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9868323 | Physics Letters A | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We consider a system consisting of an atom in the dipole approximation, coupled to the electromagnetic field. Using recently introduced renormalized coordinates and dressed states, we give a non-perturbative solution to the atom radiation process. From this formalism a non-exponential decay law naturally emerges. However, at least for low frequencies and weak coupling, there is only a very small, practically non-detectable, deviation from a purely exponential decay, in agreement with all previous results in the literature.
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Authors
G. Flores-Hidalgo, A.P.C. Malbouisson,