The Raman Effect

Preface

Part One Linear Raman Spectroscopy

1 Survey of light-scattering phenomena

2 Introduction to theoretical treatments of incoherent light scattering

3 Classical theory of Rayleigh and Raman scattering

4 Quantum mechanical theory of Rayleigh and Raman scattering

5 Vibrational Raman scattering

6 Rotational and vibration-rotation Raman scattering

7 Vibrational resonance Raman scattering

8 Rotational and vibration-rotation resonance Raman scattering

9 Normal and resonance electronic and vibronic Raman scattering

10 Rayleigh and raman scattering by chiral systems

Part Two Appendices - a compendium of mathematical and physical tools

Introduction

Appendix 1 The right-handed cartesian axis system and related coordinate systems

Appendix 2 The summation convention

Appendix 3 Direction cosines

Appendix 4 Isotropic averages of products of direction cosines

Appendix 5 The Euler angles and the rotation operator

Appendix 6 Complex numbers and quantities

Appendix 7 Some properties of matrices

Appendix 8 Vectors I

Appendix 9 Vectors II

Appendix 10 Tensors

Appendix 11 Elescrostatics

Appendix 12

Appendix 13 The interaction of a system of electric charges with electric and magnetic fields

Appendix 14 The polarizability tensor

Appendix 15

Appendix 16 Maxwell equations in vacuum and in media

Appendix 17 Monochromatic plane harmonic waves in vacuum and in a non-absorbing linear medium

Appendix 18

Appendix 19

Appendix 20 Sources of electromagentic radiation

Appendix 21 Polarization of electromagnetic radiation

Appendix 22

Appendix 23 Clebsch-Gordan coeeficients and Wigner 3-j and 6-j symbols

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"...This is a masterpiece of a textbook written by an eminent member of the international Raman community ...." ( Journal of Raman Spectroscopy , February 2003)