Plasmonics: Theory and Applications

This contributed volume summarizes recent theoretical developments in plasmonics and its applications in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and medicine. It focuses on recent advances in several major areas of plasmonics including plasmon

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Tigran V. Shahbazyan Mark I. Stockman Editors

Plasmonics: Theory and Applications

Plasmonics: Theory and Applications

CHALLENGES AND ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Volume 15

Series Editor:

JERZY LESZCZYNSKI Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6918

Plasmonics: Theory and Applications

Edited by

Tigran V. Shahbazyan Department of Physics, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

Mark I. Stockman Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Editors Tigran V. Shahbazyan Department of Physics Jackson State University Jackson, MS USA

ISBN 978-94-007-7804-7 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7805-4

Mark I. Stockman Department of Physics and Astronomy Georgia State University Atlanta, GA USA

ISBN 978-94-007-7805-4

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Preface

Plasmonics is a rapidly developing field that blends together fundamental research and applications ranging across physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, defense, environmental sciences, etc. It dates back to 1950s