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@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ which can cause confusion when comparing literature.
In any case, the probability oscillates as a function of $t$
with period $T = 2 \pi / (\omega_{ma} \!-\! \omega)$,
-so after one period the particle is certain to be back in $\ket{a}$.
+so after one period the particle is back in $\ket{a}$,
+and after $T/2$ the particle is in $\ket{b}$.
+See [Rabi oscillation](/know/concept/rabi-oscillation/)
+for a more accurate treatment of this "flopping" behaviour.
However, when regarded as a function of $\omega$,
the probability takes the form of