Haken H. Light, Volume I: Waves, Photons, Atoms

North-Holland Physics Publishing, Elsevier Science, 1986, 353 Pages, ISBN: 0444860207Starting from a rather elementary level, this volume includes a self-contained, concise introduction into the quantum theory of matter and develops in detail the quantum theory of light. It presents the approaches needed to cope with the various interaction processes between light and matter and illustrates them by various examples. Recent developments such as the dynamic Stark effect and quantum beats are also covered.What is light?
The nature of light: Waves or particles?
The nature of matter. Particles or waves?
Response of quantum systems to classical electromagnetic oscillations
Quantization of the light field
Quantization of electron wave field
The interaction between light field and matter
Quantum theory of coherence
Dissipation and fluctuations in quantum optics