Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction

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Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction. / Sørensen, Martin Westring; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg.

I: Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), Bind 77, Nr. 1, 2008, s. 013826.

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Sørensen, MW & Sørensen, AS 2008, 'Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction', Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), bind 77, nr. 1, s. 013826. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.013826

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Sørensen, M. W., & Sørensen, A. S. (2008). Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction. Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), 77(1), 013826. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.013826

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Sørensen MW, Sørensen AS. Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction. Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics). 2008;77(1):013826. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.013826

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Sørensen, Martin Westring ; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg. / Three-dimensional theory for light-matter interaction. I: Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics). 2008 ; Bind 77, Nr. 1. s. 013826.

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