A simple approach to the calculation of retarded dispersion forces
Quantum Physics
2009-06-05 v1
Abstract
We propose a phenomenological Hamiltonian for the interaction of neutral macroscopic bodies with the electromagnetic field. Subsequently we revisit the assumption according to which the retarded interactions between neutral macroscopic bodies can be obtained through an additive principle i.e. summing the volume elements defined by the macroscopic bodies.
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@article{arxiv.0906.0938,
title = {A simple approach to the calculation of retarded dispersion forces},
author = {B. Carazza and R. Tedeschi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0938},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages