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@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\\
&= - (- i i) q \omega_0 \vu{x} \cdot \vb{A}_0 \exp(- i \omega t)
\\
- &\approx - \vu{d} \cdot \vb{E}_0 \exp(- i \omega t)
+ &\approx - \vu{p} \cdot \vb{E}_0 \exp(- i \omega t)
\end{aligned}$$
-Where $$\vu{d} \equiv q \vu{x}$$ is
+Where $$\vu{p} \equiv q \vu{x}$$ is
the **transition dipole moment operator** of the electron,
hence the name *electric dipole approximation*.
Finally, we take the real part, yielding:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
\hat{H}_1(t)
- &= - \vu{d} \cdot \vb{E}(t)
+ &= - \vu{p} \cdot \vb{E}(t)
\\
&= - q \vu{x} \cdot \vb{E}_0 \cos(\omega t)
\end{aligned}