Quantum oscillator in a blackbody radiation field

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1985

Abstract

The quantum Langevin equation is used to calculate an exact expression for the free energy of a quantum oscillator interacting, via dipole coupling, with a blackbody radiation field. In particular, we obtain a temperature-dependent shift in the free energy. This result may then be used to obtain corresponding results for the energy, the partition function, and other thermodynamic quantities. © 1985 The American Physical Society.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Physical Review Letters

First Page

2273

Last Page

2276

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