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Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field

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Orszag, M. (2000). Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field. In: Quantum Optics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04114-7_3

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