Abstract

The theory of light scattering was first put forward by Lord Rayleigh in a series of papers in which he discussed the case of particles whose size is much smaller than the wavelength of the incident light. In 1940, Debye extended Rayleigh’s theory to study molecular weights, sizes, shapes and interactions of biological molecules in solutions. The later experimental and theoretical developments have led to many applications of light scatting in material science, biological imaging and aerosol sensing.

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