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The Role of Polarization in Microscopic Physics

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In this lecture I want to give a brief summary, accessible to physicists in all fields of research, of the essential role polarizations play in microscopic (that is, atomic and subatomic) physics. I will outline the essential features and illustrate them on a simple example that is familiar to everybody from studies of elementary quantum mechanics.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, USA

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  1. Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Moravcsik, M.J. (1979). The Role of Polarization in Microscopic Physics. In: Riazuddin (eds) Physics and Contemporary Needs. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3587-0_14

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