The Quantum Vacuum

The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics

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Author	Peter W. Milonni
Language	English
Subject	Modern physics
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Academic Press, Boston
Publication date	November 1993
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print e-book
Pages	539
ISBN	0-12-498080-5
Preceded by	Lasers
Followed by	Fast Light, Slow Light, and Left-Handed Light

The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics is a physics textbook written by Peter W. Milonni in 1993. The book covers zero-point energy, spontaneous emission, the Casimir effect, the van der Waals force, the Lamb shift and the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron. Its first chapter, Zero‐Point Energy in Early Quantum Theory, was originally published in 1991 in the American Journal of Physics .^{[ citation needed ]}

References

• Milonni, P. W.; Shih, M.-L. (1991). "Zero-point energy in early quantum theory". American Journal of Physics. 59 (8): 684–698. Bibcode:1991AmJPh..59..684M. doi:10.1119/1.16772. ISSN   0002-9505.
• Milonni, Peter W.; Eberlein, Claudia (1994). "The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics". American Journal of Physics. 62 (12): 1154. Bibcode:1994AmJPh..62.1154M. doi:10.1119/1.17618. ISSN   0002-9505.
• Milonni, Peter W. (1994). The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN   0-12-498080-5. LCCN   93029780. OCLC   422797902.