Atomic deformation induced by a metallic
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Ph. Grossel; D. van Labeke; J.M. Vigoureux
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Article
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1984
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The ezxpression for the qoadrupole moment of an atom in the vicinity of a perfect metal& surface is \_&en for the first time. The retardation effects are taken into account and the near-zone (London) and the far-zone (Casimir) limits of this result are considered. A numerical evaluation of the atomi