Description
Book SynopsisThe photon, an abstract concept belonging to a global vacuum, only manifests itself during
interaction with matter. Fundamentals of Photon Physics describes the richly faceted, basic theory
of photon-matter interaction, selecting a wide number of topics. Together with the author's book
Light -- The Physics of the Photon (CRC, 2014), both written on a scholarly level, the reader is
given a comprehensive exposition of photon wave mechanics, quantum optics and quantum
electrodynamics (QED).
Divided into 10 parts, the book begins by exploring the relation between photon wave mechanics
and quantum field theory. It then describes the theories of zero- and one-photon states and
that of bi-photons. After discussing conservation laws, Lagrangian formulations, geometric
phase and topology, the author turns towards the theory of photon scattering, emphasizing a
density matrix operator approach and the role of microscopic extinction th
