Theory of Electromagnetic Response of Solid Surface

Abstract

Various phenomena related to the electromagnetic response of solid surface are expressed in terms of the surface admittance for S- and P-polarization in a way independent of model. Formulas are given for optical reflection, dispersion relation of surface wave, image force, energy loss of specularly reflected electrons, and dispersion force between solid bodies. A scheme to calculate the contribution of the surface admittance is presented by self-consistent field approach. Besides the fully self-consistent expression, perturbation formulas are given. The slowly varying field limit is investigated. Two dimensional model and layer model are discussed.