2023/10/23 by Robert P. Cameron, Cameron, Robert P., Emmanouil Alexakis +5 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Molecular spectroscopy and chirality #Optics (physics.optics) #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2310.18352
openalex publication_date 2023/10/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
It has long been understood that dilute samples of chiral molecules such as rarefied gases should exhibit Rayleigh optical activity. We extend the existing theory by accounting for molecular dynamics and correlations, thus obtaining a more general theory of Rayleigh-Brillouin optical activity applicable to dense samples such as neat liquids.