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Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol-I 32-3 Radiation damping. How does this classical result relate to QM?
The following is from https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_32.html#Ch32-S3
Now let us actually calculate the Q of an atom that is emitting light—let us say a sodium atom. For a sodium atom, the ...
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What is the difference between scattering and absorption/emission?
As far as I know, scattering occurs when light excites the atoms or molecules to their higher energy state(virtual state for scattering) followed by emitting photons corresponding to energy ...
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