To Photon Concept and to Physics of Quantum Absorption Process

TL;DR

This paper reaffirms the photon as an elementary particle within the Standard Model, clarifies misconceptions in quantum electrodynamics, and analyzes the quantum absorption process, proposing that photon revival involves soliton-like behavior affecting spectroscopy.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the photon’s status, refutes the impossibility of describing photons as particles in quantum optics, and introduces a model for photon revival during absorption.

Findings

Photon wave function expression is presented.

Photon revival involves soliton-like behavior.

Transfer to excited state has finite duration, affecting spectroscopy.

Abstract

The status of the photon in the modern physics was analysed. Within the frames of the Standard Model of particle physics the photon is considered to be the genuine elementary particle, being to be the messenger of the electromagnetic interaction to which are subject charged particles. In contrast, the experts in quantum electodynamics (in particular, in quantum optics) insist, that the description of an photon to be the particle is impossible. The given viewpoint was carefully analysed and its falseness was proved. The expression for a photon wave function is presented. So, the status of the photon in quantum electodynamics was restored. The physics of a quantum absorption process is analysed. It is argued in accordance with Dirac guess, that the photon revival takes place by its absorption. Being to be a soliton, it seems to be keeping safe after an energy absorption in a pinned state, possessing the only by spin. It is shown, that the time of the transfer of absorbing systems in an excited state is finite and moreover, that it can govern the stationary signal registered. The given result is significant for the all stationary spectroscopy, in which at present the transfer of absorbing systems in an excited state is considered to be instantaneous.