The electro-optic Kerr effect in liquids of spherically symmetric molecules

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, , Citation J A Brace and J V Champion 1969 J. Phys. C: Solid State Phys. 2 2408 DOI 10.1088/0022-3719/2/12/327

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  1. Received 21 May 1969

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The pair distribution function for isotropic molecules in a liquid is perturbed by the application of an external electric field. This anisotropy causes a pseudo-hyperpolarizability and results in an induced double refraction. Numerical results are given for carbon tetrachloride and liquid argon, the former showing reasonable agreement with experimental values.

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