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The laser: A reversible quantum dynamical system with irreversible classical macroscopic motion

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Dynamical Systems, Theory and Applications

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  1. Department of Physics, E. T. H., CH-8049, Zürich, Switzerland

    Klaus Hepp

  2. Departments of Mathematics & Physics, M.I.T., 02139, Cambridge, Mass.

    Elliott H. Lieb

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Hepp, K., Lieb, E.H. (1975). The laser: A reversible quantum dynamical system with irreversible classical macroscopic motion. In: Moser, J. (eds) Dynamical Systems, Theory and Applications. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-07171-7_4

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