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Dispersion forces between an atom and a perfectly conducting wedge

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

We consider the interaction between an electrically polarizable atom in its fundamental state and a wedge constituted by two semi-infinite perfectly conducting plates. Using a formalism based on a master equation, we compute the dispersion force on the atom for both retarded and non-retarded regimes.

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@article{arxiv.0801.2416,
  title  = {Dispersion forces between an atom and a perfectly conducting wedge},
  author = {T. N. C. Mendes and F. S. S. Rosa and A. Tenorio and C. Farina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.2416},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Work presented at the conference QFEXT07, held in Leipzig

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