RT Journal Article
T1 Quantum field theory and classical optics: determining the fine structure constant
A1 Leuchs, Gerd
A1 Hawton, Margaret
A1 Sánchez Soto, Luis Lorenzo
AB The properties of the vacuum are described by quantum physics including the response to external fields such as electromagnetic radiation. Of the two parameters that govern the details of the electromagnetic field dynamics in vacuum, one is fixed by the requirement of Lorentz invariance c = 1/root epsilon(0)mu(0) The other one, Z(0) = root mu(0)/epsilon(0) = 1/(c epsilon(0)) and its relation to the quantum vacuum, is discussed in this contribution. Deriving epsilon(0) from the properties of the quantum vacuum implies the derivation of the fine structure constant.
PB Amer Physical Soc
SN 1742-6588
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18107
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18107
LA eng
NO © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd.International Symposium and Young Scientists School on Modern Problems of Laser Physics (MPLP)(7. 2017. Novosibirsk, Rusia)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 abr 2025