Meanings
nounRabi cycle (plural Rabi cycles)
plural Rabi cycles
- natural sciencesThe cyclic behaviour of a two-level quantum system in the presence of an oscillatory driving field.
Synonyms: Rabi flop, Rabi flopping
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe cyclic behaviour of a two-level quantum system in the presence of an oscillatory driving field.
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Named after Isidor Rabi.
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