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Optical processes in solids

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9780511074318, 9780521556057, 051107431X, 0521556058, 0521554470, 9780521554473, 9780511077425
Open Library ID
OL22525666M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2466417 bytes)
Pages
442\442
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Light, or electromagnetic wave, is the most powerful tool for probing the quantum mechanical motions of electrons and nuclei within molecules and condensed matter. Optical Processes in Solids describes the principles of this spectroscopic study with the help of illustrative comparisons of theoretical and experimental results that take into account the revolutionary progress brought about by the use of intense lasers and high-energy synchrotron light. In the final chapter Yutaka Toyozawa presents a speculative scenario on how solar light may have caused chemical reactions among atoms and molecules, leading to the creation and evolution of life on earth.

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