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Presents a theoretical treatment, which requires a variety of mathematical and physical tools. The tools in this book are developed in comprehensive Appendices to which cross-references are made in the main text.
List of contents
Preface
Part One Linear Raman Spectroscopy
1 Survey of light-scattering phenomena
2 Introduction to theoretical treatments of incoherent light scattering
3 Classical theory of Rayleigh and Raman scattering
4 Quantum mechanical theory of Rayleigh and Raman scattering
5 Vibrational Raman scattering
6 Rotational and vibration-rotation Raman scattering
7 Vibrational resonance Raman scattering
8 Rotational and vibration-rotation resonance Raman scattering
9 Normal and resonance electronic and vibronic Raman scattering
10 Rayleigh and raman scattering by chiral systems
Part Two Appendices - a compendium of mathematical and physical tools
Introduction
Appendix 1 The right-handed cartesian axis system and related coordinate systems
Appendix 2 The summation convention
Appendix 3 Direction cosines
Appendix 4 Isotropic averages of products of direction cosines
Appendix 5 The Euler angles and the rotation operator
Appendix 6 Complex numbers and quantities
Appendix 7 Some properties of matrices
Appendix 8 Vectors I
Appendix 9 Vectors II
Appendix 10 Tensors
Appendix 11 Elescrostatics
Appendix 12
Appendix 13 The interaction of a system of electric charges with electric and magnetic fields
Appendix 14 The polarizability tensor
Appendix 15
Appendix 16 Maxwell equations in vacuum and in media
Appendix 17 Monochromatic plane harmonic waves in vacuum and in a non-absorbing linear medium
Appendix 18
Appendix 19
Appendix 20 Sources of electromagentic radiation
Appendix 21 Polarization of electromagnetic radiation
Appendix 22
Appendix 23 Clebsch-Gordan coeeficients and Wigner 3-j and 6-j symbols
Report
"...makes a broad sweep over the Raman spectroscopy field..." ( Analytical Chemistry , November 2002)
"...this book will rapidly become a classic text in Raman spectroscopy..." ( The Analyst , October 2002)
"...This is a masterpiece of a textbook written by an eminent member of the international Raman community ...." ( Journal of Raman Spectroscopy , February 2003)
