Lorentz-Lorenz equation


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Lorentz-Lorenz equation

[′lȯr‚ens ′lȯr‚ens i‚kwā·shən]
(optics)
The equation that results from replacing the relative dielectric constant with the square of the index of refraction in the Clausius-Mossotti equation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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