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@@ -393,9 +393,18 @@ It is trivial to show that $\vb{E}$ and $\vb{P}$
can be replaced by $\vb{E}^{+}$ and $\vb{P}^{+}$.
It is also simple to convert
the dipole $\vb{p}^{+}$ and inversion $d$
-into their macroscopic versions $\vb{P}^{+}$ and $D$,
-simply by averaging over the atoms per unit of volume.
-We thus arrive at the **Maxwell-Bloch equations**:
+into their macroscopic versions $\vb{P}^{+}$ and $D$:
+
+$$\begin{aligned}
+ \vb{P}^{+}(\vb{r}, t)
+ = \sum_{n} \vb{p}^{+}_n \: \delta(\vb{r} \!-\! \vb{r}_n)
+ \qquad \quad
+ D(\vb{r}, t)
+ = \sum_{n} d_n \: \delta(\vb{r} \!-\! \vb{r}_n)
+\end{aligned}$$
+
+We thus arrive at the **Maxwell-Bloch equations**,
+which are relevant for laser theory:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{