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Stability of the Electron Cyclotron Resonance

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We consider the magnetic AC Stark effect for the quantum dynamics of a single particle in the plane under the influence of an oscillating homogeneous electric and a constant perpendicular magnetic field. We prove that the electron cyclotron resonance is insensitive to impurity potentials.

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Asch, J., Bourget, O. & Meresse, C. Stability of the Electron Cyclotron Resonance. Commun. Math. Phys. 341, 607–623 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-015-2523-5

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