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quant-ph2012★ 17 cited
Image method in the calculation of the van der Waals force between an atom and a conducting surface
Reinaldo de Melo e Souza, W. J. M. Kort-Kamp, C. Sigaud +1
Initially, we make a detailed historical survey of van der Waals forces, collecting the main references on the subject. Then, we review a method recently proposed by Eberlein and Z…
hep-th2012★ 4 cited
Sommerfeld's image method in the calculation of van der Waals forces
Reinaldo de Melo e Souza, W. J. M. Kort-Kamp, C. Sigaud +1
We show how the image method can be used together with a recent method developed by C. Eberlein and R. Zietal to obtain the dispersive van der Waals interaction between an atom and…