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Zusatztext Raab and de Lange summarize a wealth of information that is not easily available elsewhere. Mathematical Reviews 2006. Informationen zum Autor Roger E. Raab is Professor of Physics at the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.Owen L. de Lange is Professor of Physics at the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Klappentext This book provides an introduction to the classical, quantum and symmetry aspects of multipole theory, demonstrating the successes of the theory and also its unphysical aspects. It presents a transformation theory, which removes these unphysical properties. The book will be of interest to physics students wishing to advance their knowledge of multipole theory, and also a useful reference work for molecular and optical physicists, theoretical chemists working on multipole effects, solid state physicists studying the effects of electromagnetic fields on condensed matter, engineers and applied mathematicians with interests in anisotrpoic materials. An interesting recent development has been the increasing use of computer calculations in applications of multipole theory. The book should assist computational physicists and chemists wishing to work in this area to acquire the necessary background in multipole theory. Zusammenfassung This book provides an introduction to the classical, quantum, and symmetry aspects of multipole theory, demonstrating the successes of the theory and also its unphysical aspects. It presents a transformation theory which removes these unphysical properties. The book will be of interest to physics students wishing to advance their knowledge of multipole theory, and also a useful reference work for molecular and optical physicists, theoretical chemists working on multipole effects, solid state physicists studying the effects of electromagnetic fields on condensed matter, engineers and applied mathematicians with interests in anisotropic materials. An interesting recent development has been the increasing use of computer calculations in applications of multipole theory. The book will assist computational physicists and chemists wishing to work in this area to acquire the necessary background in multipole theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Classical multipole theory 2: Quantum theory of multipole moments and polarizabilities 3: Space and time properties 4: Linear constitutive relations from multipole theory 5: Transmission and scattering effects: direct multipole results 6: Reflection effects: direct multipole results 7: Transformations of the response fields and the constitutive sensor 8: Applications of the gauge and Faraday transformations 9: Transmission and reflection effects: transformed multipole results ...
