Dynamical Casimir effects with atoms: from the emission of photon pairs to geometric phases

The coupling between a moving ground-state atom and the quantum electromagnetic field is at the origin of several intriguing phenomena ranging from the dynamical Casimir emission of photons to Sagnac-like geometric phase shifts in atom interferometers. Recent progress in this emerging field reveals...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2022-03
Main Authors: Impens, François, Reinaldo de Melo e Souza, Matos, Guilherme C, Maia Neto, Paulo A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electromagnetic fields
Photon emission
Photons
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Summary:The coupling between a moving ground-state atom and the quantum electromagnetic field is at the origin of several intriguing phenomena ranging from the dynamical Casimir emission of photons to Sagnac-like geometric phase shifts in atom interferometers. Recent progress in this emerging field reveals unprecedented connections between non-trivial aspects of modern physics such as electrodynamic retardation, non-unitary evolution in open quantum systems, geometric phases, non-locality and inertia.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2203.16387