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Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Electromagnetism
  • Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics

Background:

  • Interacting charge and field systems are fundamental in physics.
  • Gauge-dependent approximations in Hamiltonians can lead to ambiguous physical results, especially in the ultra-strong coupling regime.
  • Truncating matter degrees of freedom to low-lying energy eigenstates is a gauge-dependent approximation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To resolve gauge ambiguities in theories of interacting charges and fields.
  • To develop a gauge-invariant Hamiltonian formulation for light-matter interactions.
  • To provide a robust theoretical framework for cavity quantum electrodynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Redefining electromagnetic fields in terms of potentials.
  • Ensuring canonical momenta and Hamiltonian are invariant under gauge transformations.
  • Separating electric fields into displacement and polarization contributions.

Main Results:

  • A gauge-invariant Hamiltonian formulation is presented.
  • The ambiguity arising from light-matter partitioning is resolved.
  • The new approach simplifies the treatment of cavity quantum electrodynamics.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method effectively eliminates gauge ambiguities in light-matter interaction theories.
  • This gauge-invariant approach offers a more intuitive and reliable framework for studying quantum systems.
  • The method is particularly well-suited for applications in cavity quantum electrodynamics.