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P. 1 Chapter VIII. Phenomenological theory of linear dielectrics in time dependent fields P. 1 46. Introduction P. 5 47. The response functions P. 10 48. The complex dielectric constant P. 15 49. The complex dielectric constant and the complex conductivity P. 19 50. The complex refractive index P. 23 51. The use of the complex dielectric constant in problems with time-dependent field sources P. 30 52. The Kronig-Kramers relations P. 38 53. Resonance and relaxation P. 45 Chapter IX. The empirical description of dielectric relaxation P. 45 54. Introduction P. 48 55. The Cole-Cole plot P. 53 56. Approximations for the distribution function P. 59 57. A single relaxation time P. 61 58. Generalized expressions for ε(ω) P. 75 59. Generalized expressions for ε'' (ω) and Fp(t) P. 83 60. Some simple distributions of relaxation times P. 88 61. Superpositions of distribution functions P. 92 62. Applicability of the empirical distributions P. 118 63. The temperature as a variable P. 139 Chapter X. The relationship between macroscopic and molecular dielectric relaxation behaviour P. 139 64. Statistical mechanics of linear dissipative systems and the relationship between response functions and correlation functions P. 150 65. The relationship between the macroscopic and the microscopic correlation function P. 161 66. Comparison between macroscopic and microscopic relaxation behaviour P. 169 Chapter XI. The dipole correlation function P. 169 67. Introduction P. 171 68. General aspects of molecular reorientation P. 181 69. Short-time expansions P. 190 70. Freely rotating molecules P. 202 71. Rotational diffusion P. 218 72. Reorientation by discrete jumps P. 226 73. Distributions of relaxation times P. 236 74. Internal reorientations P. 249 75. Associating liquids P. 260 76. High-frequency phenomena P. 272 77. Results obtained from computer simulations P. 285 Chapter XII. Polarization in the infrared and optical frequency range P. 285 78. Introduction P. 287 79. The extrapolation of the refractive index to infinite wavelength P. 290 80.The Lorenz-Lorenz equation and its corrections P. 303 81. Application of the internal field theory to i.r. bandshape analysis P. 315 Chapter XIII. The Kerr effect and related phenomena P. 315 82. Introduction P. 317 83. The Kerr effect in dilute gases P. 333 84. The Kerr effect in condensed systems P. 357 85. Electrically induced n.m.r. line splitting P. 364 86. Extensions of the Kerr effect P. 370 87. Other methods for the inducement of a birefringence P. 387 The experimental determination of permanent dipole and quadrupole moments P. 387 88. Introduction P. 389 89. Determinations of permanent dipole moments from measurements of gases P. 395 90. Determination of the dipole moment in solution with the Debye equation P. 404 91. Theoretical calculation of the solvent effect P. 414 92. The experimental determination of molecular quadrupole moments P. 423 Dielectric properties of molecular solids and liquid crystals P. 423 93. Introduction P. 427 94. Some electrostatical problems with anisotropic dielectrics P. 431 95. The induced polarization of crystals P. 439 96. The solid rotator phase P. 456 97. Liquid crystals P. 476 98. Heterogeneous mixtures P. 493 Appendix IV. Functions of complex numbers P. 493 1. Complex numbers P. 496 2. Functions of complex numbers P. 498 3. Transformations in the complex plane P. 500 4. Complex integration P. 503 5. Taylor series and analytic continuation P. 505 6. Singular points P. 506 7. Application of Cauchy's integral formula P. 509 Appendix V. Laplace and Fourier transforms P. 509 1. Laplace transforms P. 513 2. Complex Laplace transforms P. 514 3. Special topics P. 518 4. List of selected functions and their Laplace transform P. 519 5. Fourier analysis P. 523 6. The Stieltjes transform and its inversion