Theory of Rayleigh molecular light scattering by isotropic polar fluids revisited (opens in new tab)

The molecular theory of Rayleigh light scattering in dense isotropic polar fluids is reconsidered by suitably adapting local field concepts of electrostatics to propagating electromagnetic waves, hence accounting for both the rotational and dipole-induced dipole (DID) contributions. Simple analytical equations are derived for the various Rayleigh ratios relevant to lateral light scattering in various situations, namely pure DID, pure rotations a...