Dicke model: quantum nonlinear dynamics and collective phenomena

Abstract

We study the resonant interaction of A initially unexcited two-level atoms with single-mode Fock, coherent and thermal cavity fields of arbitrary intensity. Two mechanisms lead to a spread of the eigenfrequencies: one is due to the photon-number distribution in the initial state and the other reflects the cooperativity of the system. Both affect the evolution of the photon number and photon statistics. We present approximate expressions for the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the system. Its regular dynamical regions are found and the difference in shape of the collapses and revivals connected with the above mechanisms is discussed.