1. Jan 5, 2015 #1

   wasi-uz-zaman

   

   hi, i have studied zero point energy as hf/2 , my question- is it present in cavity only? what is the value of f , does this value change with different atom-cavity system?
   thanks

    

   wasi-uz-zaman, Jan 5, 2015
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3. Jan 5, 2015 #2

   ShayanJ

   

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   Hi
   Its strange that you're talking about a cavity, because hf/2 is actually the zero point energy of a quantum harmonic oscillator with frequency f. Its not a general formula for all quantum systems.
   If you want to calculate such a thing for an atom, you should have a model to somehow treat that atom as a harmonic oscillator and depending on that model, f will be different. But I think such a model is only a rough approximation of things.

    

   ShayanJ, Jan 5, 2015
4. Jan 6, 2015 #3

   wasi-uz-zaman

   

   it means each mode of radiation field is linked with harmonic oscillator

    

   wasi-uz-zaman, Jan 6, 2015

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