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Einstein's spontaneous emission is considered as the emission induced by the zero point field of stochastic electrodynamics. Using this concept the transition probability per unit time is calculated.
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Surdin, M. Spontaneous emission and stochastic electrodynamics. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 39, 86–88 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787244
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787244