Long Range Forces

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The Reaction Field and Image Charge Methods
In these approximations we divide the system in
two parts1. an inner region where the atomic
charges q are explicitly treated2. an outer
region which is treated as a continuous
dielectric medium
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The Reaction Field Method
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The Image Charge Method
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Ewald Sum
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The Cell Multipole Method
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