Excitons

1. Introduction.- 1.1 General Framework of Exciton Physics.- 1.2 Basic Concepts in Exciton Theory.- 1.3 Appendix: Exciton Self-Trapping.- References.- 2. Internal Structure of Excitons.- 2.1 Overview.- 2.2 Interaction Matrices for Various Mechanisms.- 2.3 Effects of External Perturbations.- 2.4 Supplementary Remarks.- 2.5 Method of Analysis.- References.- 3. Bound Excitons in Semiconductors.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 The Principal No-Phonon States of the Bound Exciton.- 3.3 Satellites in BE Spectra.- References.- 4. Surface Exciton Polaritons.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Theoretical Description of Surface Exciton Polaritons.- 4.3 Experimental Techniques and Results.- 4.4 Deviations from the Ideal Surface.- 4.5 Conclusions.- References.- 5. Study of Excitons and Exciton-Phonon Interactions by Resonant Raman and Brillouin Spectroscopies.- 5.1 Theory of Light Scattering in Solids.- 5.2 Exciton-Phonon Interactions.- 5.3 Experimental Techniques.- 5.4 Cu20.- 5.5 Exciton-Polariton and Resonant Brillouin Scattering in GaAs.- 5.6 CdS.- 5.7 CdSe.- References.- Additional References with Titles.