Peter W. Milonni

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Peter W. Milonni is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter W. Milonni has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 41 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter W. Milonni's work include Quantum optics and atomic interactions (44 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (40 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (39 papers). Peter W. Milonni is often cited by papers focused on Quantum optics and atomic interactions (44 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (40 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (39 papers). Peter W. Milonni collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Peter W. Milonni's co-authors include Claudia Eberlein, J. R. Ackerhalt, Bala Sundaram, P. L. Knight, M. E. Goggin, Diego A. R. Dalvit, Robert W. Boyd, F. S. S. Rosa, P. L. Knight and Mei-Li Shih and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Peter W. Milonni

168 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics

1994 570 citations Peter W. Milonni, Claudia Eberlein American Journal of Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter W. Milonni United States	43	5.8k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	507	176	6.6k
Serge Reynaud France	44	5.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	776 0.8×	759 1.5×	185	6.0k
G. Barton United Kingdom	37	4.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	425 0.4×	650 1.3×	131	5.9k
G. Grynberg France	42	7.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	952 1.0×	157 0.3×	176	8.5k
R. Y. Chiao United States	49	8.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.7×	2.1k 2.1×	290 0.6×	156	9.6k
Mark G. Raizen United States	47	6.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	610 0.6×	90 0.2×	139	7.5k
Claude Cohen‐Tannoudji France	59	13.2k 2.3×	1.7k 1.1×	4.1k 3.2×	1.1k 1.1×	326 0.6×	146	14.4k
B. L. Altshuler United States	51	9.6k 1.7×	2.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	2.0k 2.0×	122 0.2×	198	11.7k
Hermann Grabert Germany	45	8.1k 1.4×	3.4k 2.2×	1.7k 1.4×	2.2k 2.2×	138 0.3×	181	9.9k
A. O. Caldeira Brazil	23	7.1k 1.2×	3.0k 2.0×	3.0k 2.4×	451 0.5×	272 0.5×	73	8.2k
Eric Cornell United States	61	20.7k 3.6×	2.8k 1.9×	2.3k 1.8×	489 0.5×	390 0.8×	141	21.6k

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Berman, P. R., A. Kuzmich, & Peter W. Milonni. (2025). Classical dipole radiation revisited. Physical review. A. 111(1).

Milonni, Peter W.. (2021). Simplified derivation of the Kompaneets equation. Physics of Plasmas. 28(9). 1 indexed citations

Milonni, Peter W. & Seyed Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani. (2015). Distance dependence of two-atom dipole interactions with one atom in an excited state. Physical Review A. 92(6). 33 indexed citations

Rosa, F. S. S., Diego A. R. Dalvit, & Peter W. Milonni. (2010). Electromagnetic Energy, Absorption, and Casimir Forces. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2010. 2 indexed citations

Milonni, Peter W.. (2009). Lidar. Range-Resolved Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, in the Springer Series in Optical Sciences, Vol. 102, edited by Claus Weitkamp. Contemporary Physics. 50(5). 601–602. 5 indexed citations

Milonni, Peter W. & Robert W. Boyd. (2005). Recoil and Photon Momentum in a Dielectric. Laser Physics. 15(10). 1432–1438. 20 indexed citations

Milonni, Peter W.. (2003). Photon steam engines. Physics World. 16(4). 22–23. 1 indexed citations

Kuzmich, A., et al.. (2001). Signal Velocity, Causality, and Quantum Noise in Superluminal Light Pulse Propagation. Physical Review Letters. 86(18). 3925–3929. 148 indexed citations

Milonni, Peter W., Robert Q. Fugate, & John M. Telle. (1998). Analysis of measured photon returns from sodium beacons. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 15(1). 217–217. 50 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W.. (1997). Answer to Question #45 [“What (if anything) does the photoelectric effect teach us?,’’ R. Q. Stanley, Am. J. Phys. 64 (7), 839 (1996)]. American Journal of Physics. 65(1). 11–12. 6 indexed citations

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Eimerl, D., Jerome M. Auerbach, Charles E. Barker, D. Milam, & Peter W. Milonni. (1997). Multicrystal designs for efficient third-harmonic generation. Optics Letters. 22(16). 1208–1208. 39 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W., H. Fearn, & Anton Zeilinger. (1996). Theory of two-photon down-conversion in the presence of mirrors. Physical Review A. 53(6). 4556–4566. 23 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W., Daniel F. V. James, & H. Fearn. (1995). Photodetection and causality in quantum optics. Physical Review A. 52(2). 1525–1537. 68 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W. & Claudia Eberlein. (1994). The Quantum Vacuum: An Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics. American Journal of Physics. 62(12). 1154–1154. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Milonni, Peter W., et al.. (1991). Some recent developments in the fundamental theory of light, ed. by D. Bates and B. Bederson. 5 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W., et al.. (1987). Chaos in Laser-Matter Interactions. 69 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W.. (1986). Dimensions and entropies in chaotic systems: Quantification of complex behavior. 25(22). 4000. 43 indexed citations

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Seiler, David G., et al.. (1985). Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in n-InSb. Physics Letters A. 108(9). 462–464. 52 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W.. (1976). Semiclassical and quantum-electrodynamical approaches in nonrelativistic radiation theory. Physics Reports. 25(1). 1–81. 212 indexed citations

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Milonni, Peter W. & P. L. Knight. (1974). Retardation in the resonant interaction of two identical atoms. Physical review. A, General physics. 10(4). 1096–1108. 263 indexed citations

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