Local-field correction to one- and two-atom van der Waals interactions

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dc.creatorSambale, Agnes
dc.creatorBuhmann, Stefan Yoshi
dc.creatorWelsch, Dirk-Gunnar
dc.creatorTomas, Marin-Slodoban
dc.date2006-12-21
dc.date2008-08-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:56:34Z
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dc.descriptionBased on macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in linearly and causally responding media, we study the local-field corrected van der Waals potentials and forces for unpolarized ground-state atoms placed within a magnetoelectric medium of arbitrary size and shape. We start from general expressions for the van der Waals potentials in terms of the (classical) Green tensor of the electromagnetic field and the atomic polarizability and incorporate the local-field correction by means of the real-cavity model. In this context, special emphasis is given to the decomposition of the Green tensor into a medium part multiplied by a global local-field correction factor and, in the single-atom case, a part that only depends on the cavity characteristics. The result is used to derive general formulas for the local-field corrected van der Waals potentials and forces. As an application, we calculate the van der Waals potential between two ground-state atoms placed within magnetoelectric bulk material.
dc.description9 pages, 2 figures, corrections according to erratum
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612182
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612182
dc.identifierPhysical Review A 75 (4), 042109 (2007); Erratum: Physical Review A 76 (4), 029905(E) (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.75.042109
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167021
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleLocal-field correction to one- and two-atom van der Waals interactions
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