Electromagnetic Radiation from a Charged Particle in Crystals: Qualitative Consideration

Author(s):  
Vladimir G. Baryshevsky ◽  
Ilya D. Feranchuk ◽  
Alexander P. Ulyanenkov
1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2635-2637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan K. Choi ◽  
Shaikh N. Mian ◽  
Walter C. Henneberger ◽  
Romas A. Shatas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhiraj Sinha

Abstract According to classical mechanics, electron acceleration results in electromagnetic radiation while in quantum mechanics radiation is considered to be arising out of a transition of the charged particle from a higher to a lower energy state. A different narrative is presented in quantum field theory, which considers radiation as an outcome of the perturbation of zero point energy of quantum harmonic oscillator which results in a change in density of electrons in a given state. The theoretical disconnect in the phenomenological aspect of radiation in classical and quantum mechanics remains an unresolved theoretical challenge. As a charged particle changes its energy state, its wavefunction undergoes a spatial phase change, hence, we argue that the spatial phase symmetry breaking of the wavefunction is a critical aspect of radiation in quantum mechanics. This is also observed in Josephson junction, where a static voltage induces spatial phase symmetry breaking of current resulting in emission of electromagnetic waves. As temporal symmetry breaking of the magnetic vector potential generates classical radiation and a wave-function of a charged particle can always be associated with a specific magnetic vector potential; the concept of radiation under spatial phase symmetry breaking offers a novel perspective towards unifying the phenomenon of radiation in quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
V. A. Bannyi ◽  
A. I. Savitsky ◽  
L. I. Kramoreva ◽  
E. S. Petrova ◽  
D. B. Kulikovich ◽  
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