Probability calculations within stochastic electrodynamics
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2021-04-12
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Cole, Daniel C.
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D.C. Cole. 2021. "Probability Calculations Within Stochastic Electrodynamics." Frontiers in Physics, Volume 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.580869
Abstract
Several stochastic situations in stochastic electrodynamics (SED) are analytically calculated from first principles. These situations include probability density functions, as well as correlation functions at multiple points of time and space, for the zero-point (ZP) electromagnetic fields, as well as for ZP plus Planckian (ZPP) electromagnetic fields. More lengthy analytical calculations are indicated, using similar methods, for the simple harmonic electric dipole oscillator bathed in ZP as well as ZPP electromagnetic fields. The method presented here makes an interesting contrast to Feynman’s path integral approach in quantum electrodynamics (QED). The present SED approach directly entails probabilities, while the QED approach involves summing weighted paths for the wave function.
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