Decoherence in QED at finite temperature

Authors
Haba, Z
Citation
Z. Haba, Decoherence in QED at finite temperature, J PHYS A, 33(26), 2000, pp. 4767-4777
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL
ISSN journal
03054470 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
26
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4767 - 4777
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4470(20000707)33:26<4767:DIQAFT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We consider a wavepacket of a charged particle passing through a cavity fil led with photons at temperature T and investigate its localization and inte rference properties. It is shown that the wavepacket becomes localized and the interference disappears with an exponential speed after a sufficiently long path through the cavity.