van der Waals and Casimir-Polder interactions between neutrons

We investigate the van der Waals interaction between neutrons using the theory of Casimir and Polder, wherein the potential for asymptotically large separations falls off as the inverse seventh power, and compare it to the similar interaction between a neutron and a proton, for which the asymptotic...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Babb, James F, Hussein, Mahir S
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 17.12.2015
Subjects
Asymptotic properties
Magnetic dipoles
Neutrons
Physics - Nuclear Theory
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Summary:We investigate the van der Waals interaction between neutrons using the theory of Casimir and Polder, wherein the potential for asymptotically large separations falls off as the inverse seventh power, and compare it to the similar interaction between a neutron and a proton, for which the asymptotic interaction falls off as the inverse fourth power. Modifications of the formalism to extend the validity to smaller separations using dynamic electric and magnetic dipole polarizability data are discussed
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1512.05792