List of Contents

Preface
Definitions
Short History of Optics
Monochromatic Polarized Light
Optical Activity
How to tell Left from Right?
Mechanisms for Natural Circular Birefringence
        E, k Models
        E, H Models
Three-dimensional Harmonic Oscillator
        Unperturbed Oscillator
        Effect of a Magnetic Field: the Zeeman Effect
        Non-resonant Interaction with Radiation Incident Parallel to the Magnetic Field:
           the Faraday Effect or Magnetic Circular Birefringence
        Non-resonant Interaction with Radiation Incident Normal to the Magnetic Field:
           Magnetic Linear Birefringence
        Zeeman Effect and Faraday Effect: a Vector Analysis
Discovery of Magnetic Dichroism by Zeeman and Lorentz