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    "abstract": "Using fourth-order perturbation theory, a general formula for the van der\nWaals potential of two neutral, unpolarized, ground-state atoms in the presence\nof an arbitrary arrangement of dispersing and absorbing magnetodielectric\nbodies is derived. The theory is applied to two atoms in bulk material and in\nfront of a planar multilayer system, with special emphasis on the cases of a\nperfectly reflecting plate and a semi-infinite half space. It is demonstrated\nthat the enhancement and reduction of the two-atom interaction due to the\npresence of a perfectly reflecting plate can be understood, at least in the\nnonretarded limit, by using the method of image charges. For the semi-infinite\nhalf space, both analytical and numerical results are presented.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0606080",
    "authors": [
      "Hassan Safari",
      "Stefan Yoshi Buhmann",
      "Dirk-Gunnar Welsch",
      "Ho Trung Dung"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.74.042101",
    "journal_ref": "Physical Review A 74 (4), 042101 (2006)",
    "title": "Body-assisted van der Waals interaction between two atoms",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0606080"
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