van der Waals forces between cylinders: Arrays of thin cylinders and three body forces |
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| Authors: | E.R. Smith D.J. Mitchell B.W. Ninham |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Australia |
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| Abstract: | We study the van der Waals energy of interaction of an array of parallel dielectric cylinders immersed in a dielectric medium. We consider only “thin” cylinders which have radius small compared to the separation of the cylinders. The energy is calculated as a sum of two body plus three body interactions. The case of hexagonally close packed cylinders is studied in more detail. Some biophysical applications are discussed and in particular the van der Waals energy of the myosin lattice in striated muscle is examined. |
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