Zero-point oscillations in the vicinity of atoms
Date
2001
Authors
Shumovsky, A.
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Source Title
Applied Physics Letters
Print ISSN
0003-6951
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American Institute of Physics
Volume
79
Issue
4
Pages
464 - 466
Language
English
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Abstract
It is shown that the vacuum fluctuations of an electromagnetic field are concentrated near atoms. This effect worsens the quantum limit of precision of the measurements in atomic systems. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.