Van der Waal’s Forces

4/23/01


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Table of Contents

Van der Waal’s Forces

1/r6 Interactions

Dipolar Interactions

The Debye Term

The Keesom Term

London Interactions

Harmonic oscillator model

Harmonic oscillator model

Harmonic stabilization energy

The London term

The van der Waal’s parameter b

Macroscopic Implications

Integrating the van der Waals potential over two spheres

The Hamaker constant

Potential Energy of Attraction

Author: Stefan Franzen