Two-atom van der Waals interaction between polarizable/magnetizable atoms near magneto-electric bodies

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dc.creatorBuhmann, Stefan Yoshi
dc.creatorSafari, Hassan
dc.creatorDung, Ho Trung
dc.creatorWelsch, Dirk-Gunnar
dc.date2006-06-28
dc.date2007-09-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:28:38Z
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dc.descriptionThe van der Waals potential of two atoms in the presence of an arbitrary arrangement of dispersing and absorbing magnetodielectric bodies is studied. Starting from a polarizable atom placed within a given geometry, its interaction with a second polarizable/magnetizable atom is deduced from its Casimir-Polder interaction with a weakly polarizable/magnetizable test body. The general expressions for the van der Waals potential hence obtained are illustrated by considering first the case of two atoms in free space, with special emphasis on the interaction between (i) two polarizable atoms and (ii) a polarizable and a magnetizable atom. Furthermore, the influence of magnetodielectric bodies on the van der Waals interaction is studied in detail for the example of two atoms placed near a perfectly reflecting plate or a magnetodielectric half space, respectively.
dc.description13 pages, 8 figures, presented at: XI International Conference on Quantum Optics, Minsk, Belarus, May 26 - 31, 2006, minor corrections
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0606232
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0606232
dc.identifierOptics and Spectroscopy (USSR) 103 (3), 374 (2007)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137686
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleTwo-atom van der Waals interaction between polarizable/magnetizable atoms near magneto-electric bodies
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