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Hi!
I'm having some trouble on understanding how the Hamiltonian of the e-m field in the single mode field quantization is obtained in the formalism proposed by Gerry-Knight in the book "Introductory Quantum Optics".
(see, http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic820704.files/Lec11_Gerry_Knight.pdf )
The electric and magnetic field are:
[tex] E(z,t) = \hat{x} q(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin(kz) [/tex]
[tex] B(z,t) = \hat{y} \frac{1}{c^2 k} p(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos(kz) [/tex]
and the Hamiltonian corresponding to the electromagnetic energy density is:
[tex] H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 E^2 + \frac{B^2}{\mu_0}] [/tex]
Therefore I can write:
[tex]H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 q^2(t) {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin^2(kz) + \frac{\frac{1}{c^4 k^2} p(t)^2 {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos^2(kz)}{\mu_0}][/tex]
Which becomes:
[tex]H=\omega^2 q^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV + p^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}cos^2(kz) dV[/tex]
Now, the final result should be
[tex]H=\frac{1}{2} (p^2+\omega^2q^2)[/tex]
But I son't really understand how this is obtained since when I calculate the hamiltonian a get stucked in the following integral:
[tex]\int_v\frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV[/tex]
which brings me a sin factor I'm not sure how to remove.
Does anyone have calculated the Hamiltonian following this formalism and help me to solve my problem?
I'm having some trouble on understanding how the Hamiltonian of the e-m field in the single mode field quantization is obtained in the formalism proposed by Gerry-Knight in the book "Introductory Quantum Optics".
(see, http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic820704.files/Lec11_Gerry_Knight.pdf )
The electric and magnetic field are:
[tex] E(z,t) = \hat{x} q(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin(kz) [/tex]
[tex] B(z,t) = \hat{y} \frac{1}{c^2 k} p(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos(kz) [/tex]
and the Hamiltonian corresponding to the electromagnetic energy density is:
[tex] H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 E^2 + \frac{B^2}{\mu_0}] [/tex]
Therefore I can write:
[tex]H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 q^2(t) {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin^2(kz) + \frac{\frac{1}{c^4 k^2} p(t)^2 {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos^2(kz)}{\mu_0}][/tex]
Which becomes:
[tex]H=\omega^2 q^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV + p^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}cos^2(kz) dV[/tex]
Now, the final result should be
[tex]H=\frac{1}{2} (p^2+\omega^2q^2)[/tex]
But I son't really understand how this is obtained since when I calculate the hamiltonian a get stucked in the following integral:
[tex]\int_v\frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV[/tex]
which brings me a sin factor I'm not sure how to remove.
Does anyone have calculated the Hamiltonian following this formalism and help me to solve my problem?
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