The long-range interaction between two atoms and the long-range interaction between an ion and an electron are compared at small and large intersystem separations. The vacuum dressed atom formalism is applied and found to provide a framework for interpretation of the similarities between the two cases. The van der Waals forces or Casimir-Polder potentials are used to obtain insight into relativistic and higher multipolar terms. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
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Babb, J. F. (2010). Casimir Effects in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (Vol. 59, pp. 1–20). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1049-250X(10)59001-3
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