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Two-Level Atom in a Standing, Electromagnetic Wave

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We study a two-level atom interacting with a standing electromagnetic wave, and work out the wave functions, the energy values and the momentum values of the atom.

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Kalin, S., Wenhua, L., Xiao, X. et al. Two-Level Atom in a Standing, Electromagnetic Wave. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 1641–1650 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025788230663

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