Lorentz oscillator model — bound electrons treated as damped harmonic oscillators with natural frequency ω₀, damping γ, and plasma frequency ω_p = √(Ne²/(mε₀)) driven by an optical field at frequency ω. Solving the equation of motion for…
Lorentz oscillator ε(ω) = 1 + ω_p²/(ω₀²−ω²−iγω)
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