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We consider here a two-level atom interacting with a single mode of the electromagnetic field. When this mode is treated quantum mechanically, specific features occur in the atomic dynamics, such as damping and revivals of the Rabi oscillations.
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Basdevant, JL., Dalibard, J. (2000). Direct Observation of Field Quantization. In: The Quantum Mechanics Solver. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04277-9_6
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