On noise-resolution uncertainty in quantum field theory

Abstract An uncertainty inequality is presented that establishes a lower limit for the product of the variance of the time-averaged intensity of a mode of a quantized electromagnetic field and the degree of its spatial localization. The lower limit is determined by the vacuum fluctuations within the...

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Main Authors: Timur E. Gureyev, Alexander Kozlov, Yakov I. Nesterets, David M. Paganin, Harry M. Quiney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04834-y