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Crystal Optics with Spatial Dispersion, and Excitons

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Authors:
  1. Vladimir M. Agranovich

    1. Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, r-n, USSR

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  2. Vitaly Ginzburg

    1. P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 42)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 1-17

  3. The Complex Dielectric-Constant Tensor ε ij (ω,k) and Normal Waves in a Medium

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 18-107

  4. The Tensor ε ij (ω,k) in Crystals

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 108-135

  5. Spatial Dispersion in Crystal Optics

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 136-270

  6. Surface Excitons and Polaritons

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 271-327

  7. Microscopic Theory

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 328-401

  8. Conclusion

    • Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg
    Pages 402-405

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 406-447
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Spatial dispersion, namely, the dependence of the dielectric-constant tensor on the wave vector (i.e., on the wavelength) at a fixed frequency, is receiving increased attention in electrodynamics and condensed-matter optics, partic­ ularly in crystal optics. In contrast to frequency dispersion, namely, the frequency dependence of the dielectric constant, spatial dispersion is of interest in optics mainly when it leads to qualitatively new phenomena. One such phenomenon has been weH known for many years; it is the natural optical activity (gyrotropy). But there are other interesting effects due to spatial dispersion, namely, new normal waves near absorption lines, optical anisotropy of cubic crystals, and many others. Crystal optics that takes spatial dispersion into account includes classical crystal optics with frequency dispersion only, as a special case. In our opinion, this fact alone justifies efforts to develop crystal optics with spatial dispersion taken into account, although admittedly its influence is smaH in some cases and it is observable only under rather special conditions. Furthermore, spatial dispersion in crystal optics deserves attention from another point as well, namely, the investigation of excitons that can be excited by light. We contend that crystal optics with spatial dispersion and the theory of excitons are fields that overlap to a great extent, and that it is sometimes quite impossible to separate them. It is our aim to show the true interplay be­ tween these interrelations and to combine the macroscopic and microscopic approaches to crystal optics with spatial dispersion and exciton theory.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Spectroscopy, Troitsk, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, r-n, USSR

    Vladimir M. Agranovich

  • P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR

    Vitaly Ginzburg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Crystal Optics with Spatial Dispersion, and Excitons

  • Authors: Vladimir M. Agranovich, Vitaly Ginzburg

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02406-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-02408-9Published: 18 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-02406-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0171-1873

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4179

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XI, 447

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: 1st English edition published by Interscience London, New York, Sidney. Title of the original Russian edition: Kristallooptika s ucetom prostranstvennoj dispersii i teorija eksitonov

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Condensed Matter Physics

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