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In the present chapter a brief survey will be given of the atomic interpretation of the dielectric and optical properties of insulators. The theory given here is essentially classical ; for the quantum theory of dielectrics we refer to the literature (see, for example, J. H. van Vleck, Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities, Oxford, New York, 1932). This chapter is divided into two parts : in part A we shall essentially be concerned with the static dielectric constant, in part B the frequency dependence of the dielectric properties, including optical absorption and dielectric losses, will be discussed. It may be emphasized that only isotropic substances, for which E, D and P are parallel vectors, will be considered.
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Dekker, A.J. (1981). Dielectric and Optical Properties of Insulators. In: Solid State Physics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00784-4_6
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