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In the preceding chapter was indicated that the quantity which relates the induced moments to the components of the incident electric field is called a tensor. This tensor lies at the heart of Rayleigh and Raman scattering, and it appears that a knowledge of the properties of tensors is of importance in describing the properties of the scattered light.
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Koningstein, J.A. (1972). Properties of Tensors. In: Introduction to the Theory of the Raman Effect. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2901-8_2
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