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Time‐reversal symmetry in light‐scattering theory
Author(s) -
Loudon R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1250070107
Subject(s) - symmetry (geometry) , scattering , light scattering , raman scattering , physics , stokes parameters , connection (principal bundle) , scattering theory , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , optics , molecular physics , raman spectroscopy , mathematics , geometry
The general connections between Stokes and anti‐Stokes cross sections are examined on the basis of the time‐reversal symmetry of light‐scattering experiments. The corresponding symmetry properties of the transition rates, susceptibilities and Green functions which occur in light‐scattering theory are reviewed. A rigorous Stokes‐anti‐Stokes connection formula is derived and compared with an approximation in common use.