The phenomenon of birefringence, the anisotropy of the refractive index induced in light when it impinges on matter subject to generally spatially inhomogeneous, electric and/or magnetic induction fields, is discussed. It is shown how the subject presents challenges for theory, computation and experiment. Examples are given for the CottonMouton and Buckingham effects, and for magnetochiral, Jones and magneto-electric birefringences.
Birefringences: a challenge for both Theory and Experiment
Rizzo A;
2005
Abstract
The phenomenon of birefringence, the anisotropy of the refractive index induced in light when it impinges on matter subject to generally spatially inhomogeneous, electric and/or magnetic induction fields, is discussed. It is shown how the subject presents challenges for theory, computation and experiment. Examples are given for the CottonMouton and Buckingham effects, and for magnetochiral, Jones and magneto-electric birefringences.File in questo prodotto:
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