English Explanatory Dictionary

Rabi problem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A problem concerning the response of an atom to an applied harmonic electric field, with an applied frequency very close to the atom's natural frequency. It provides a simple and generally solvable example of light–atom interactions.

Word forms

Rabi problem Rabi problems

Etymology

Named after Isidor Rabi.

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