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Circular Dichroism

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Here we consider magnetic transition dipoles and magnetic-dipole transitions, using both semiclassical and quantum approaches. We introduce ellipticity and optical rotation, and derive the Rosenfeld equation, which shows how coupling of electric and magnetic transition dipoles results in circular dichroism. The circular dichroism of dimers and higher oligomers, including proteins and nucleic acids, is addressed in detail and is related to the theory of exciton interactions developed in Chap. 8. The chapter concludes with a discussion of magnetic circular dichroism.

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Parson, W.W. (2015). Circular Dichroism. In: Modern Optical Spectroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46777-0_9

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