Refractive indices of solids [electronic resource] / Stepan S. Batsanov, Evgeny D. Ruchkin, Inga A. Poroshina.

Foreword; Contents; Abstract; Physical Definitions, Measurements and Applications of Refractive Indices; 1 Anisotropy, Dispersion, Theory and Structural Effects; References; 2 Methods of Measuring Refractive Indices; 2.1 Method of the Prism; 2.2 Method of the Critical Angle; 2.3 Interferometric and Diffraction Methods; 2.4 Immersion Method; 2.5 Optical Homogeneity; References; 3 Chemical Bonding and Refractive Indices; 3.1 Density and the Refractive Index. Refraction; 3.2 Effects of Temperature and Pressure on the Refractive Index

3.3 Effect of Grain Sizes in Solids on Their Refractive IndicesReferences; Anhydrous Substances; 4 Refractive Indices of Elements and Binary Compounds; References; 5 Refractive Indices of Ternary or Complex Halides and Oxides; References; 6 Refractive Indices of Silicates and Germanates; References; 7 Refractive Indices of Uranium Compounds; References; 8 Refractive Indices of Oxygen-Containing Salts; References; 9 Refractive Indices in the Coordination Compounds of Group 11-14 Metals; References; 10 Refractive Indices of Coordination Compounds of d- and f-Metals; References

Crystallohydrates of Simple and Complex Compounds11 Crystallohydrates of Simple and Complex Compounds; References; Refractive Indices of Selected Organic Compounds; 12 Refractive Indices of Selected Organic Compounds; References; Conclusion; References