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A P Vinogradov, V Yu Shishkov, I V Doronin

    Optics Express
    |March 17, 2021
    PubMed
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    This study introduces a quantum model for Rayleigh light scattering, revealing photon-atom entanglement. This entanglement leads to elastic scattering, with scattered light peaking at the incident photon frequency.

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