Coherent states and path integrals for model hamiltonians in quantum optics

Resumo

A brief review of applications of the coherent states (CSes) in quantum optics is given. The CS representation of path integrals in the semi-classical approximation leads to the classical dynamics of CS parameters. Calculations of squeezing in the model of spontaneous parametric scattering are performed and the chaos in the collective dynamics of three-level atoms interacting with resonant photon modes is studied.