Bücher der Reihe Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials

Aims to provide a scientific understanding of the colour and luminescence properties of synthetic and naturally-occurring inorganic materials. This monograph provides the background in many-electron atomic spectroscopy, solid state physics, and the interaction of optically-active centres with electromagnetic radiation.

This book concentrates on the basic principles of the subject. The macroscopic behaviour of dielectrics receives most attention while an introduction to the microscopic theory is given. The strength of the presentation is its completeness and logical development, and these ensure that the book is a recommended necessity |s Robert Hill, King's College, London.