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Electromagnetic propagation in a resonant medium

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Work partially supported by the Italian National Research Council (C.N.R.) through the G.N.E.Q.P. (Gruppo Nazionale Elettronica Quantistica e Plasmi).

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Arecchi, F.T., Masserini, G.L. & Schwendimann, P. Electromagnetic propagation in a resonant medium. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 1, 181–290 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02887747

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