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American Journal of Physics -- April 2001 -- Volume 69, Issue 4, pp. 441

The van der Waals interaction

Barry R. Holstein1,2

1Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
2Institute for Nuclear Theory, Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

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The interaction between two neutral but polarizable systems at separation R, usually called the van der Waals force, is discussed from different points of view. The change in character from 1/R6 to 1/R7 due to retardation is explained. © 2001 American Association of Physics Teachers.

© 2001 American Association of Physics Teachers

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  1. Comment on "The van der Waals interaction," by Barry R. Holstein [Am. J. Phys. 69 (4), 441–449 (2001)]
    Barry R. Holstein
    Am. J. Phys. 69, 1283 (2001)AJPIAS000069000012001283000001

KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords

teaching, van der Waals forces

PACS

  • 01.50.-i

    Educational aids

  • 34.20.-b

    Interatomic and intermolecular potentials and forces, potential energy surfaces for collisions

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History
Received Aug 2000
Accepted Oct 2000

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ISSN

0002-9505 (print)  

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ARTICLE DATA

Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1341251

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