{"product_id":"optical-polarization-of-molecules-9780521673440","title":"Optical Polarization of Molecules","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marcis Auzinsh | Ruvin Ferber | A. Dalgarno\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - Nuclear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains the theory and methods by which gas molecules can be polarized by light, a subject of considerable importance for what it tells us about the electronic structure of molecules and properties of chemical reactions. Starting with a brief review of molecular angular momentum, the text goes on to consider resonant absorption, fluorescence, photodissociation and photoionization, as well as collisions and static fields. A variety of macroscopic effects are considered, among them angular distribution and the polarization of emitted light, ground state depopulation, laser-induced dichroism, the effect of collisions and external magnetic and electric field effects. Most examples in the book are for diatomic molecules, but symmetric-top polyatomic molecules are also included. The book concludes with a short appendix of essential formulae, tables for vector calculus, spherical functions, Wigner rotation matrices, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients, and methods for expansion over irreducible tensors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813596643479,"sku":"9780521673440","price":7653.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521673440.webp?v=1778337072","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/optical-polarization-of-molecules-9780521673440","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}