Summary
An explicit calculation of the space and time correlation functions of the electric field components in blackbody radiation is given. These functions are determined by the statistics of a photon gas since the Planck distribution law is essentially the power spectrum of the field fluctuations. The spatial coherence functions are developed in close analogy with the theory of isotropic turbulence of an incompressible fluid.
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Si presenta un calcolo esplicito delle funzioni di correlazione dello spazio e del tempo delle componenti del campo elettrico nella radiazione del corpo nero. Queste funzioni sono determinate dalla statistica di un gas fotonico poichè la legge di distribuzione di Planck è essenzialmente lo spettro di potenza delle fluttuazioni di campo. Si sviluppano le funzioni spaziali di coerenza in stretta analogia con la teoria della turbolenza isotropica di un fluido incompressibile.
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Bourret, R.C. Coherence properties of blackbody radiation. Nuovo Cim 18, 347–356 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02725944
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