| Dynamic Kerr Effect: The Use and Limits of the Smoluchowski Equation and Nonlinear Inertial Responses Contributor(s): Dejardin, Jean-Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 9810219105 ISBN-13: 9789810219109 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $69.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530 |
| LCCN: 95207390 |
| Series: World Scientific Contemporary Chemical Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is conceived as a lecture course on the theory of dielectric and Kerr effect relaxation in molecular fluids. It is based on seminars and lectures to final year graduate students and students preparing for a Ph.D. The book comprises the following: the rotational diffusion equation; perturbative solution obtained from convolution products; Kerr effect response in pulsed electric fields; rotary friction and diffusion coefficients in the case of partial slip conditions; linear detection; electric birefringence in time-varying fields; study of phase angles; the Fokker-Planck-Kramers equation; the role of molecular rotational inertia; and nonlinear dielectric relaxation in coupled electric fields.The literature on the subject originates essentially from review articles which, however, are pitched at such a high level that it is very difficult for students to understand. Moreover, a lot of details are missing from the calculations in these fundamental papers. This book therefore attempts, in a more didactic manner, to fill these gaps. |