Interaction between Classical Electron and Quantized Electromagnetic Field
Phys. Rev. 91, 1309 – Published 15 September, 1953
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.91.1309
Abstract
The equations of motion for a quantized electromagnetic field subject to the influence of a classical electron of arbitrarily prescribed velocity are solved by a simple method involving the corresponding difference equations. The solution yields some results which are contrary to those of an earlier theory. An expression for the transition probabilities between a high-energy state and neighboring states of the field inside a resonant cavity is obtained.