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O. F. Mossotti, Discussione analitica sull'influenza che l'azione di un mezzo dielettrico ha sulla distribuzione dell'elettricità alla superficie di più corpi electrici disseminati in esso, Memorie di Mathematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana della Scienza Residente in Modena, vol. 24,
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gas up to 1000 atm between 25 °C and 125 °C. Moreover, the Clausius–Mossotti relation may be applicable to substances if the applied electric field is at a sufficiently high frequencies such that any permanent dipole modes are inactive.
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In the case that the material consists of a mixture of two or more species, the right hand side of the above equation would consist of the sum of the molecular polarizability contribution from each species, indexed by
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The Clausius–Mossotti relation assumes only an induced dipole relevant to its polarizability and is thus inapplicable for substances with a significant permanent
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is similar to the Clausius–Mossotti relation, except that it relates the refractive index (rather than the dielectric constant) of a substance to its
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Lorenz, Ludvig, "Experimentale og theoretiske Undersogelser over Legemernes Brydningsforhold", Vidensk Slsk. Sckrifter 8,205 (1870)
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which has units of volume . Confusion may arise from the practice of using the shorter name "molecular polarizability" for both
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is the mean polarizability. This equation is approximately valid for homogeneous solids as well as liquids and gases.
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at sufficiently low densities and pressures. For example, the Clausius–Mossotti relation is accurate for N
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Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light
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682:{\displaystyle {\frac {n^{2}-1}{n^{2}+2}}={\frac {4\pi }{3}}N\alpha _{\mathrm {m} }} 581:. The Lorentz–Lorenz equation is named after the Danish mathematician and scientist 1376: 1335: 1250: 1223: 1157: 1124: 1085: 1003: 245: 80: 31: 1190: 1073: 586: 43: 1074:"The Dependence of the Dielectric Constants of Gases on Temperature and Density" 1357:"Ueber die Anwendung des Satzes vom Virial in der kinetischen Theorie der Gase" 593: 578: 270: 64: 1254: 27:
Equation for a material's dielectric constant given its atomic polarizability
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is the (absolute) temperature, which together determine the number density
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This applies to gases at ordinary pressures. The refractive index
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the Clausius–Mossotti relation is typically rewritten to show the
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of the material, which for non-magnetic materials is equal to
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The most general form of the Lorentz–Lorenz equation is (in
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within literature intended for the respective unit system.
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Selected papers on linear optical composite materials
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Atkins, Peter; de Paula, Julio (2010). "Chapter 17".
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Michels, A.; Jaspers, A.; Sanders, P. (1934-05-01).
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Index

Lorentz–Lorenz equation
electromagnetism
O. F. Mossotti
Rudolf Clausius
dielectric constant
permittivity
polarizability
homogeneous mixture
refractive index
dielectric constant
refractive index
permittivity of free space
number density
molecular polarizability
CGS system of units
molecular polarizability volume
dipole
N2
CO2
CH4
H2
polarizability
Ludvig Lorenz
Hendrik Lorentz
Gaussian-CGS
molar refractivity
universal gas constant
doi
10.1021/j150334a007

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