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Reflection and refraction of photons

  • Imants Bērsons
  • , Rita Veilande
  • , Ojārs Balcers

Zinātniskās darbības rezultāts: Devums žurnālamZinātniskais raksts (žurnālā)koleģiāli recenzēts

2 Atsauces (Scopus)

Kopsavilkums

Three linear equations are proposed as quantum-mechanical equations for the free propagating photons. The solution of these equations is the vector potential of the electromagnetic field and it is a product of the Gaussian functions for the transverse coordinates and the eigenfunction of the harmonic oscillator for the longitudinal coordinate. This solutions is used to describe the reflection and refraction of photons on the boundary between two dielectrics. The amplitude of the reflected field coincides with the Fresnel formulae for the plane waves, but the amplitude of the refracted field is different. These amplitudes are the probability's amplitudes of reflection and refraction of photons - like in the quantum mechanics. The photons propagated from the first into the second medium increase (decrease) their transverse size in the plane of incidence, if the refraction index of the second medium is greater (smaller) than in the first medium. The increasing or decreasing grow when increasing the angle of incidence. The difference between the quantum mechanics of the particles with a mass and the photons, as well as the interpretation of the wave function of photons, is discussed.

OriģinālvalodaAngļu
Raksta numurs035504
ŽurnālsPhysica Scripta
Sējums97
Izdevuma numurs3
DOIs
Publikācijas statussPublicēts - marts 2022

OECD Zinātnes nozare

  • 1.3 Fizika un astronomija

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