Effective Hamiltonians in Nonrelativistic Quantum Electrodynamics

In this paper, we consider some second-order effective Hamiltonians describing the interaction of the quantum electromagnetic field with atoms or molecules in the nonrelativistic limit. Our procedure is valid only for off-energy-shell processes, specifically virtual processes such as those relevant for ground-state energy shifts and dispersion van der Waals and Casimir-Polder interactions, while on-energy-shell processes are excluded. These effective Hamiltonians allow for a considerable simplification of the calculation of radiative energy shifts, dispersion, and Casimir-Polder interactions, including in the presence of boundary conditions. They can also provide clear physical insights into the processes involved. We clarify that the form of the effective Hamiltonian depends on the field states considered, and consequently different expressions can be obtained, each of them with a well-defined range of validity and possible applications. We also apply our results to some specific cases, mainly the Lamb shift, the Casimir-Polder atom-surface interaction, and the dispersion interactions between atoms, molecules, or, in general, polarizable bodies.

Dressed emitters as impurities

Dressed states forming when quantum emitters or atoms couple to a photonic bath underpin a number of phenomena and applications, in particular nonradiating effective interactions occurring within photonic bandgaps. Here, we present a compact formulation of the resolvent-based theory for calculating atom-photon dressed states built on the idea that the atom behaves as an effective impurity. This establishes an explicit connection with the standard impurity problem in condensed matter. Moreover, it allows us to formulate and settle – independently of the bath Hamiltonian – a number of properties previously known only for specific models or not entirely formalized. The framework is next extended to the case of more than one emitter, which is used to derive a general expression of dissipationless effective Hamiltonians explicitly featuring the overlap of single-emitter dressed bound states.

Entanglement of a System of an Indirectly Linked Two-Coupled-Cavity through an Optical Fiber Cable for Single Excitation Atomic States in the Presence of an External Field

The dynamics of the quantum entropies of a system of two cavities coupled by an optical fiber cable, each cavity contains a two-level atom interacting with a single electromagnetic field in addition to an external classical field, is investigated. Under canonical transformations, the considered Hamiltonian is diagonalized. Effective Hamiltonians in three different limiting regimes: namely large optical fiber cable coupling bstrength, large detunig, and comparable detuning and optical fiber cable coupling strength, are derived. The ith ¯ -tom are respectively prepared in the superposition coherent and the ground states while the fields are prepared in the vacuum states. An analytical expression for the solution of the Schr¨odinger equation for each dispersive is derived. The degree of entanglement (DEM) is studied by using von Neumann atomic entropies. The influences of both the optical fiber cable coupling strength and the detuning on the evolution of the DEM ”their values are closely chosen to be compatible with the imposed restrictions for the applications of the different regimes” are analyzed. General conclusions reached are illustrated by numerical results.

Residual dipolar line width in magic-angle spinning proton solid-state NMR

Magic-angle spinning is routinely used to average anisotropic interactions in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Due to the fact that the homonuclear dipolar Hamiltonian of a strongly coupled spin system does not commute with itself at different time points during the rotation, second-order and higher-order terms lead to a residual dipolar line broadening in the observed resonances. Additional truncation of the residual broadening due to isotropic chemical-shift differences can be observed. We analyze the residual line broadening in coupled proton spin systems based on theoretical calculations of effective Hamiltonians up to third order using Floquet theory and compare these results to numerically obtained effective Hamiltonians in small spin systems. We show that at spinning frequencies beyond 75 kHz, second-order terms dominate the residual line width, leading to a 1/ωr dependence of the second moment which we use to characterize the line width. However, chemical-shift truncation leads to a partial ωr-2 dependence of the line width which looks as if third-order effective Hamiltonian terms are contributing significantly. At slower spinning frequencies, cross terms between the chemical shift and the dipolar coupling can contribute in third-order effective Hamiltonians. We show that second-order contributions not only broaden the line, but also lead to a shift of the center of gravity of the line. Experimental data reveal such spinning-frequency-dependent line shifts in proton spectra in model substances that can be explained by line shifts induced by the second-order dipolar Hamiltonian.

Residual Linewidth in Magic-Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR

Magic-angle spinning is routinely used to average anisotropic interactions in solid-state NMR. Due to the fact, that the Hamiltonian of a strongly-coupled spin system does not commute with itself at different time points during the rotation, second-order and higher-order terms lead to a residual line broadening in the observed resonances. Additional truncation of the residual broadening due to isotropic chemical-shift differences can be observed. We analyze the residual line broadening in coupled proton spin systems based on theoretical calculations of effective Hamiltonians up to third order using Floquet theory and compare these results to numerically obtained effective Hamiltonians in small spin systems. We show that at spinning frequencies beyond 50 kHz, second-order terms dominate the residual line width leading to a 1/ωr dependence of the second moment which we use to characterize the line width. However, chemical-shift truncation leads to a partial ωr-2 dependence of the line width which looks as if third-order effective Hamiltonian terms are contributing significantly. We show that second-order contributions not only broaden the line but also lead to a shift of the center of gravity of the line. Experimental data reveals such spinning-frequency dependent line shifts in proton spectra in model substances that can be explained by line shifts induced by the second-order dipolar Hamiltonian.