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Rabi problem

Rabi problem noun: 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.

Noun

Rabi problem (plural Rabi problems)

  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.

Forms of Rabi problem

pluralRabi problems

Origin of Rabi problem

Named after Isidor Rabi.

Questions about Rabi problem

What does Rabi problem mean?
Rabi problem means 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.
What part of speech is Rabi problem?
Rabi problem is a noun.
What is the plural of Rabi problem?
The plural of Rabi problem is Rabi problems.

Words near Rabi problem in the dictionary

  1. Rabi flopping
  2. Rabi floppings
  3. Rabi flops
  4. Rabi I
  5. Rabi II
  6. Rabi problem
  7. Rabi problems
  8. Rabi-al-awwal
  9. Rabia
  10. rabiate
  11. rabiator

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