Part two - general and theoretical chapter III molecular and ionic interactions in dielectrics

The three types of investigation into molecular and ionic interactions which received most attention in 1957 were as follows: (a) studies on the effect of parameters such as pressure, light, magnetic fields and temperature upon the dielectric properties of materials, (b) the study of dilute solutions for elucidating the structures of extremely complex compounds, (c) applications of the techniques of solid-state physics to establish the nature of dipolar phenomena.