Molecular Light Scattering and Optical Activity

Laurence Barron

443 pages, parution le 01/10/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Using classical and quantum methods with a strong emphasis on symmetry principles, this book develops the theory of a variety of optical activity and related phenomena from the perspective of molecular scattering of polarized light. In addition to the traditional topic of optical rotation and circular dichroism in the visible and near-ultraviolet associated with electronic transitions, the newer topic of optical activity associated with vibrational transitions, which may be studied using both infrared and Raman techniques, is also treated. Ranging from the physics of elementary particles to the structure of viruses, the subject matter of the book reflects the importance of optical activity and chirality in much of modern science and will be of interest to a wide range of physical and life scientists.

L'auteur - Laurence Barron

Laurence barron worked with Professor Peter Atkins for his doctorate in theoretical chemistry from Oxford University, followed by postdoctoral work with Professor David Buckingham at Cambridge University. He was appointed to a faculty position at Glasgow University in 1975, where he is currently the Gardiner Professor of Chemistry. His research interests are in the electric, magnetic and optical properties of molecules, especially chiral phenomena including Raman optical activity which he pioneered and is developing as a novel probe of the structure and behaviour of proteins, nucleic acids and viruses.

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Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
A historical review of optical activity phenomena
Molecules in electric and magnetic fields
Molecular scattering of polarized light
Symmetry and optical activity
Natural electronic optical activity
Magnetic electronic optical activity
Natural vibrational optical activity
Antisymmetric scattering and magnetic Raman optical activity

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Laurence Barron
Parution	01/10/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	443
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1061g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521813419
ISBN13	978-0-521-81341-9