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Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 The Inter-Particle Potential; 1.2 The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation; 1.3 The Interaction Energy at Long-Range; 1.4 Electrostatic Energy; 1.5 Induction Energy; 1.6 Dispersion Energy; 1.7 Photons: Real and Virtual Light Quanta; 1.8 Dispersion Forces Between Macroscopic Objects; 1.9 Different Physical Ways of Understanding the Dispersion Interaction Between Atoms and Molecules; References; 2 Non-relativistic QED; Abstract; 2.1 Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics
2.2 Lagrangian for a Charged Particle Coupled to Electromagnetic Radiation2.3 Minimal-Coupling QED Hamiltonian; 2.4 Multipolar-Coupling QED Hamiltonian; 2.5 Perturbative Solution to the QED Hamiltonian; References; 3 Dispersion Interaction Between Two Atoms or Molecules; Abstract; 3.1 Casimir-Polder Potential: Minimal-Coupling Calculation; 3.2 Casimir-Polder Energy Shift: Multipolar Formalism Calculation; 3.3 Asymptotically Limiting Forms; 3.4 Correlation of Fluctuating Electric Dipoles; References; 4 Inclusion of Higher Multipole Moments; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Generalised Dispersion Energy Shift for Molecules with Arbitrary Electric Multipoles4.3 Electric Dipole-Quadrupole Dispersion Potential; 4.4 Electric Quadrupole-Quadrupole Interaction Energy; 4.5 Electric Dipole-Octupole Energy Shift; 4.6 Electric Dipole-Magnetic Dipole Potential; 4.7 Inclusion of Diamagnetic Coupling; 4.8 Discriminatory Dispersion Potential; References; 5 van der Waals Dispersion Force Between Three Atoms or Molecules; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two-Photon Coupling: The Craig-Power Hamiltonian; 5.3 Triple Dipole Dispersion Potential; 5.4 Far- and Near-Zone Limits
5.5 Equilateral Triangle Geometry5.6 Collinear Arrangement; 5.7 Right-Angled Triangle Configuration; References; 6 Three-Body Dispersion Energy Shift: Contributions from Higher Electric Multipoles; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Generalised Three-Body Dispersion Potential; 6.3 Dipole-Dipole-Quadrupole Potential; 6.4 Dipole-Quadrupole-Quadrupole Dispersion Energy Shift; 6.5 Dipole-Dipole-Octupole Dispersion Potential; References; Index
2.2 Lagrangian for a Charged Particle Coupled to Electromagnetic Radiation2.3 Minimal-Coupling QED Hamiltonian; 2.4 Multipolar-Coupling QED Hamiltonian; 2.5 Perturbative Solution to the QED Hamiltonian; References; 3 Dispersion Interaction Between Two Atoms or Molecules; Abstract; 3.1 Casimir-Polder Potential: Minimal-Coupling Calculation; 3.2 Casimir-Polder Energy Shift: Multipolar Formalism Calculation; 3.3 Asymptotically Limiting Forms; 3.4 Correlation of Fluctuating Electric Dipoles; References; 4 Inclusion of Higher Multipole Moments; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Generalised Dispersion Energy Shift for Molecules with Arbitrary Electric Multipoles4.3 Electric Dipole-Quadrupole Dispersion Potential; 4.4 Electric Quadrupole-Quadrupole Interaction Energy; 4.5 Electric Dipole-Octupole Energy Shift; 4.6 Electric Dipole-Magnetic Dipole Potential; 4.7 Inclusion of Diamagnetic Coupling; 4.8 Discriminatory Dispersion Potential; References; 5 van der Waals Dispersion Force Between Three Atoms or Molecules; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Two-Photon Coupling: The Craig-Power Hamiltonian; 5.3 Triple Dipole Dispersion Potential; 5.4 Far- and Near-Zone Limits
5.5 Equilateral Triangle Geometry5.6 Collinear Arrangement; 5.7 Right-Angled Triangle Configuration; References; 6 Three-Body Dispersion Energy Shift: Contributions from Higher Electric Multipoles; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Generalised Three-Body Dispersion Potential; 6.3 Dipole-Dipole-Quadrupole Potential; 6.4 Dipole-Quadrupole-Quadrupole Dispersion Energy Shift; 6.5 Dipole-Dipole-Octupole Dispersion Potential; References; Index