Springer Theses

Keaveney, James

The propagation of light in 'dense media' where dipole-dipole interactions play a role is a fundamental topic that was first studied in the work of Clausius, Mossotti, Lorenz and Lorentz in the latter half of the nineteenth century. However, until recently there remained some areas of controversy: for example, whereas the Lorentz model for a gas predicts a resonance shift, a discrete dipole model does not. This thesis makes the first combined measurement of both the Lorentz shift and the associated collective Lamb shift. This clear experimental result stimulated new theoretical work that has significantly advanced our understanding of light propagation in interacting media.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-09-17

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319383972

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07100-8

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 144