Undergrad Dispersive approximation (limit) in the Jaynes-Cummings Model

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The dispersive approximation in the Jaynes-Cummings model applies when the detuning between the transition frequency of the two-level system and the cavity mode is significantly larger than the coupling strength. This allows the coupling strength to be treated as a small perturbation, leading to a time-independent interaction Hamiltonian. This approximation is essential for accurately calculating the energy levels, energies, and wavefunctions of both the field and the two-level system.

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Dispersive approximation in the Jaynes-Cummings Model.
I wanted to know what is understood as the dispersive approximation (or limit) in the context of the Jaynes-Cummings model for one mode of the field.
 
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The dispersive approximation (or limit) in the context of the Jaynes-Cummings model is an approximation that assumes that the detuning between the transition frequency of the two-level system and the cavity mode is large compared to the coupling strength between them. In this approximation, the coupling strength can be treated as a small perturbation, and the interaction Hamiltonian can be approximated as a time-independent Hamiltonian. This approximation is useful for calculating the energy levels of the system, as well as the associated energies and wavefunctions for the field and the two-level system.
 

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