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arXiv:quant-ph/0307093

Two-Level Atom in the Resonant Field - Critical Remarks

N. V. Brazovskaya, V. E. Brazovskii

Published Jul 14, 2003• 0 citations
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Abstract

We review the validity of the several representations of the two-level approximation
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0307093

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