The Population Inversion and the Entropy of a Moving Two-Level Atom in Interaction with a Quantized Field

D. A.M. Abo-Kahla, M. Abdel-Aty, A. Farouk*

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Abstract

An atom with only two energy eigenvalues is described by a two-dimensional state space spanned by the two energy eigenstates is called a two-level atom. We consider the interaction between a two-level atom system with a constant velocity. An analytic solution of the systems which interacts with a quantized field is provided. Furthermore, the significant effect of the temperature on the atomic inversion, the purity and the information entropy are discussed in case of the initial state either an exited state or a maximally mixed state. Additionally, the effect of the half wavelengths number of the field-mode is investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2319-2329
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Theoretical Physics
Volume57
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Entropy
  • Quantum information
  • Thermal state

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