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Dispersion interactions between unexcited molecules having axial symmetry: Contributions of order six and eight

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A study is made of the dominant terms of an earlier model-based formula describing the dispersion energy of axially symmetric interacting molecules. The existence of mixed-pole eighth-order terms is noted.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

    Alwyn J. van der Merwe

  2. Merensky Institute for Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Johannes H. van der Merwe

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van der Merwe, A.J., van der Merwe, J.H. Dispersion interactions between unexcited molecules having axial symmetry: Contributions of order six and eight. Found Phys 4, 65–74 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708555

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