Theory of Long-Range Interatomic Forces. I. Dispersion Energies between Unexcited Atoms
- 1 September 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 123 (5), 1865-1870
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.123.1865
Abstract
A general theory of second-order dispersion forces between atoms in nondegenerate ground states is first developed by using an irreducible tensor formalism and the theory of angular momentum. This forms the basis for calculations of forces between excited systems, which are the subject of later publications. Attention is given to the interaction of two noble gas atoms where it is assumed that each electron oscillates with simple harmonic motion, and the interaction between two alkali atoms is calculated by considering the electrons to be moving in a Coulomb field. The dominant terms of the dispersion energy between a number of atoms and molecules are tabulated. The results indicate that the hitherto neglected dipole-octupole contributions are in many cases larger than the quadrupole-quadrupole terms.Keywords
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