Dynamics Underlying the Gaussian Distribution of the Classical Harmonic Oscillator in Zero-Point Radiation

Figure 3

A comparison between particle trajectory and the temporal evolution of the vacuum field. Top: the vacuum field (red) is compared to the trajectory of the SED harmonic oscillator (black). Bottom: a magnified section of the trajectory shows that there is no fixed phase or amplitude relation between the particle trajectory and the instantaneous driving field. The modulation time for the field is also shown to be longer than that for the motion of the harmonic oscillator.