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Quantum description of the electromagnetic field in a confined polarizable medium

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  2. Dipartimento di Fisica della Materia e Tecnologie Fisiche Avanzate, Università di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, I-98166, Sant’Agata, Messina, Italy

    R. Girlanda, S. Savasta & B. Azzerboni

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Girlanda, R., Savasta, S. & Azzerboni, B. Quantum description of the electromagnetic field in a confined polarizable medium. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 21, 1–63 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874617

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