Large deviations from the Clausius-Mossotti equation in a model microemulsion
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 49 (5) , 4263-4267
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.49.4263
Abstract
We report experimental measurements of the Kerr coefficient in a model three-component microemulsion. Our measurements show that domains of the dispersed phase are strongly correlated, even for moderate to low concentrations of the dispersed phase. Such a correlation invalidates the use of the Clausius-Mossotti equation, which has been a common practice in the interpretation of light-scattering and birefringence data.Keywords
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