OPTICALLY INDUCED ORDERING IN MICROPARTICLE SUSPENSIONS

From fundamental concepts of electromagnetic theory a mathematical dev elopment on the forces between radiating bodies is presented. A method is developed that evaluates the stationary volume energy density as a function of particle separation. A rudimentary description of particl e scattering yields data that correspond to the sinusoidally varying f orce that has been shown to act on particles under intense illuminatio n as a Function of their proximity. (C) 1998 Optical Society of Americ a [S0740-3224(98)01105-9].