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Magneto-electric response functions for simple atomic systems

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We consider a simple atomic two-body bound state system that is overall charge neutral and placed in a static electric and magnetic field, and calculate the magneto-electric response function as a function of frequency. This is done from first principles using a two-particle Hamiltonian for both an harmonic oscillator and Coulomb binding potential. In the high frequency limit, the response function falls off as 1/ω 2 whilst at low frequencies it tends to a constant value.

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Babington, J., van Tiggelen, B.A. Magneto-electric response functions for simple atomic systems. Eur. Phys. J. D 65, 367–372 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-20365-y

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