Title
Boundary effects on radiative processes of two entangled atoms
Date Issued
01 July 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Publisher(s)
Springer Verlag
Abstract
Abstract: We analyze radiative processes of a quantum system composed by two identical two-level atoms interacting with a massless scalar field prepared in the vacuum state in the presence of perfect reflecting flat mirrors. We consider that the atoms are prepared in a stationary maximally entangled state. We investigate the spontaneous transitions rates from the entangled states to the collective ground state induced by vacuum fluctuations. In the empty-space case, the spontaneous decay rates can be enhanced or inhibited depending on the specific entangled state and changes with the distance between the atoms. Next, we consider the presence of perfect mirrors and impose Dirichlet boundary conditions on such surfaces. In the presence of a single mirror the transition rate for the symmetric state undergoes a slight reduction, whereas for the antisymmetric state our results indicate a slightly enhancement. Finally, we investigate the effect of multiple reflections by two perfect mirrors on the transition rates.
Volume
2016
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84981294438
Source
Journal of High Energy Physics
ISSN of the container
11266708
DOI of the container
10.1007/JHEP07(2016)147
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