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In this chapter, we study the atom—field interaction in the usual and dressed picture. We also address the problems of Rabi oscillations and collapse and revivals.
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Orszag, M. (2000). Atom—Field Interaction. In: Quantum Optics. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04114-7_8
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