{
  "id": "quant-ph/0410171",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2004-10-21T18:45:35.000Z",
  "updated": "2004-10-21T18:45:35.000Z",
  "title": "Understanding light quanta: First quantization of the free electromagnetic field",
  "authors": [
    "A. C. de la Torre"
  ],
  "journal": "Eur.J.Phys. 26, 457-467 (2005).",
  "doi": "10.1088/0143-0807/26/3/011",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "The quantization of the electromagnetic field in vacuum is presented without reference to lagrangean quantum field theory. The equal time commutators of the fields are calculated from basic principles. A physical discussion of the commutators suggest that the electromagnetic fields are macroscopic emergent properties of more fundamental physical system: the photons.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2004-10-21T18:45:35.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "free electromagnetic field",
      "understanding light quanta",
      "first quantization",
      "lagrangean quantum field theory",
      "equal time commutators"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2004quant.ph.10171D"
    }
  }
}