Inconsistency of the rotating wave approximation with the Ehrenfest theorem

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 215, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 245-246

  Ford, G W ^a   O'Connell, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM OPTICS;

DISSIPATIVE SYSTEMS; EHRENFEST THEOREM; EQUATION OF MOTION; INDEPENDENT-OSCILLATOR MODEL; ROTATING WAVE APPROXIMATIONS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 0011467592     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-9601(96)00242-3     Document Type: Article

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