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A Derivation of the Quantized Electromagnetic Field Using Complex Dirac Delta Functions

Quantum Physics 2014-03-13 v1

Abstract

It is shown a complex function Φ\Phi defined to be the product of a real Gaussian function and a complex Dirac delta function satisfies the Cauchy-Riemann equations. It is also shown these harmonic Φ\Phi-functions can be included in the solution of the classical electromagnetic field equations to generate the quantum field as a many-particle solution such that the Φ\Phi-functions represent the particle states. Creation and destruction operators are defined as usual to add or subtract photons from the particle states. The orbital angular momentum of the Φ\Phi-states is interpreted as spin since it emerges from a point source that must be circularly polarized as a requirement of the gauge condition.

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@article{arxiv.1403.2735,
  title  = {A Derivation of the Quantized Electromagnetic Field Using Complex Dirac Delta Functions},
  author = {Robert J Ducharme},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.2735},
  year   = {2014}
}

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10 pages

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