This monograph is devoted to the description and interpretation of interference between quantum states of an atom, as manifested in the angular distribution and polarization of spontaneous emission and absorption. The basic phenomena are first introduced and explained in terms of the simple classical dipole model. A more quantitative description follows, making use of the density matrix formalism and the statistical tensor. The theoretical sections are complemented by detailed accounts of experimental methods and results, such that the monograph as a whole gives a comprehensive picture of this field.
  • ISBN10 354053752X
  • ISBN13 9783540537526
  • Publish Date 22 June 1993
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 November 2010
  • Publish Country DE
  • Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 259
  • Language English