Electric Polarizability and Hyperpolarizability. Theory and Experiment.

07The range of applications of electric polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities has dramatically expanded. This handbook is intended to be a guide (a guide for the perplexed) for all scientists active in these fields. There is emphasis is on new ideas.04The emergence of the theory of electric polarizability.- Manifestation of electric polarizability.- Phenomena and applications.- Theory of electric polarizability.- Experimental methods for the determination of electric polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabilities.- Theoretical determination of electric polarizabilities and hyperpolarizabihties.- Systematic presentation of the available data for Atoms, Small mo1ecules, Large molecules, Clusters.- Collision polarizabilitv and hyperpolarizability.- Trends and perspectives.