A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2011.
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| author | Fitzgerald, Eric Andrew Vitus |
| author2 | Robert L. Jaffe. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2011. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/688812019-04-11T09:03:59Z A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field Casimir effect on a quantum top Fitzgerald, Eric Andrew Vitus Robert L. Jaffe. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38). The Casimir energy is the change in energy of a configuration of objects due to second quantization of the electromagnetic field. The Casimir energy of a dielectric object inside a perfectly conducting sphere was recently analyzed [1]. Building on this result, I calculate the changes in energy levels of a quantum top inside a cavity after promoting the Casimir energy to a quantum Hamiltonian. I apply the result to a diatomic molecule and find the changes in the spectroscopy induced by the Casimir effect. This can potentially provide an additional experimental probe into the Casimir effect. by Eric Andrew Vitus Fitzgerald. S.M. 2012-01-30T16:57:07Z 2012-01-30T16:57:07Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68881 773356217 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 38 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Fitzgerald, Eric Andrew Vitus A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title | A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title_full | A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title_fullStr | A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title_full_unstemmed | A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title_short | A quantum top in a Casimir-induced quadrupole field |
| title_sort | quantum top in a casimir induced quadrupole field |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68881 |
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