Kinetic equations for real scalar fields coupled to a continuum of atoms
Abstract
We consider a model of a scalar field, with dispersion relation {\omega}(k), coupled to a random medium of two level atoms. We investigate the dynamics of states with at most one quanta of excitation in the system. In a high frequency limit, the probability amplitudes are shown to satisfy kinetic equations. Under additional hypotheses on the dispersion relation, we obtain an analytically solvable expression in the diffusion limit.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- November 2023
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- arXiv:
- arXiv:2311.18180
- Bibcode:
- 2023arXiv231118180K
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Optics
- E-Print:
- 17 pages, 6 figures