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Let us assume that we have two groups of (charged) particles in motion and separated so far from each other that the rim zones of the groups do not overlap (significantly) in space. In such a case, the electromagnetic coupling between the particles of the two groups is brought about only by the transverse part of the electromagnetic field, cf. the discussion in Sects. 9.2.1 and 9.2.2. In general (inevitably), the coupling goes both ways, but in many cases it can with sufficient accuracy be assumed that the coupling is a one-way coupling, and it is in these cases that response theory can be introduced.
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Keller, O. (2011). Linear Nonlocal Response Theory. In: Quantum Theory of Near-Field Electrodynamics. Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17410-0_10
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