Casimir effects in atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Atomic Physics
2010-09-17 v1
Abstract
The long-range interaction between two atoms and the long-range interaction between an ion and an electron are compared at small and large intersystem separations. The vacuum dressed atom formalism is applied and found to provide a framework for interpretation of the similarities between the two cases. The van der Waals forces or Casimir-Polder potentials are used to obtain insight into relativistic and higher multipolar terms.
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@article{arxiv.1007.1440,
title = {Casimir effects in atomic, molecular, and optical physics},
author = {James F. Babb},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.1440},
year = {2010}
}
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22 pages