{"product_id":"molecular-quantum-electrodynamics-longrange-intermolecular-interactions-9780470259306","title":"Molecular Quantum Electrodynamics LongRange","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first such book devoted exclusively to the MQED theory of long-range intermolecular forces, this resource gives the first presentation of the second quantized Maxwell field formulation of the theory. The coverage includes recently developed non-perturbative approaches for treating a variety of intermolecular interactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 MOLECULAR QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS: BASIC THEORY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Quantum Description of Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Electrodynamics and Maxwell Equations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Quantization of the Free Electromagnetic Field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Interacting Particle–Radiation Field System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Multipolar Lagrangian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Multipolar Hamiltonian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Canonical Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Perturbation Theory Solution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 State Sequence Diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 MOLECULAR QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS: FIELD THEORETIC TREATMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Nonrelativistic Quantum Field Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Quantum Canonical Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Multipolar Maxwell Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Minimal-Coupling Maxwell Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Multipolar Maxwell Fields in the Vicinity of a Source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Higher Multipole Moment Maxwell Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Maxwell Fields of a Diamagnetic Source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Electromagnetic Energy Density.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Poynting’s Theorem and Poynting Vector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 INTERMOLECULAR FORCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Concept of Intermolecular Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Short-Range Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Long-Range Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Electrostatic Interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Induction Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Dispersion Forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 RESONANT TRANSFER OF ENERGY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Diagrammatic Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 State Sequence Diagram Representation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Energy Transfer Between Chiral Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Emitter–Absorber Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Response Theory Calculation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Time-Dependent Energy Transfer and Causality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Proof of Causality of Energy Transfer to all Orders in Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 RETARDED DISPERSION FORCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Casimir–Polder Potential: Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Near-Zone Potential: London Dispersion Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Far-Zone Dispersion Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 State Sequence Diagrams for Dispersion Force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Dispersion Interaction Between One Ground and One Excited Molecule: Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Response Theory Calculation of Dispersion Forces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Dispersion Potential via the Method of Induced Multipole Moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Discriminatory Dispersion Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Interactions Involving Magnetically Susceptible Molecules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Measurements of Casimir Effect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 MANY-BODY FORCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Axilrod-Teller-Muto Dispersion Energy Shift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Retarded Triple-Dipole Dispersion Potential: Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Triple-Dipole Dispersion Energy Shift via Craig–Power Hamiltonian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Triple-Dipole Dispersion Potential via Correlations of the Dressed Vacuum Field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 N-Body Dispersion Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Four-Body Retarded Dispersion Potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Three-Body Dispersion Interaction Involving One Excited Molecule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Mediation of Resonance Energy Transfer by a Third Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN A RADIATION FIELD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Radiation-Induced Dispersion Force: Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Dynamic Mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Static Mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Molecular and Pair Orientational Averaging.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Polarization Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Collapsed Graphs and Effective Interaction Hamiltonian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Radiation-Induced Intermolecular Interaction via the Method of Induced Moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Discriminatory Intermolecular Interaction in a Radiation Field: Perturbation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Radiation-Induced Chiral Discrimination: Induced Moment Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Freely Tumbling Chiral Pair in the Presence of Circularly Polarized Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.12 Radiation-Induced Intermolecular Energy Shifts Involving Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Polarizable Molecules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.13 Higher Order Radiation-Induced Discriminatory Intermolecular Interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX A Higher Multipole-Dependent Second-Order Maxwell Field 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