Photon creation in a spherical oscillating cavity

We study the photon creation inside a perfectly conducting, spherical oscillating cavity. The electromagnetic field inside the cavity is described by means of two scalar fields which satisfy Dirichlet and (generalized) Neumann boundary conditions. As a preliminary step, we analyze the dynamical Casi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:arXiv.org 2006-07
Main Authors: Mazzitelli, F D, X Orsi Millan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angular momentum
Boundary conditions
Dirichlet problem
Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetism
Photons
Quantum theory
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We study the photon creation inside a perfectly conducting, spherical oscillating cavity. The electromagnetic field inside the cavity is described by means of two scalar fields which satisfy Dirichlet and (generalized) Neumann boundary conditions. As a preliminary step, we analyze the dynamical Casimir effect for both scalar fields. We then consider the full electromagnetic case. The conservation of angular momentum of the electromagnetic field is also discussed, showing that photons inside the cavity are created in singlet states.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0607024