This paper offers background and perspective on a little-known memoir by Ludvig Lorenz on light scattering by spheres, which was published in Danish in 1890. It is a companion to an English translation of the memoir appearing separately. Apart from introducing Lorenz and some of his contributions to optics and electrodynamics, the paper focuses on the emergence, content and reception of the 1890 memoir and its role in what is often called the Lorenz-Mie theory. In addition to the historical analysis, the paper illuminates aspects of modern Lorenz-Mie theory and its many applications, with an eye to Lorenz’s original work.

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关于Ludvig Lorenz及其1890年关于球体光散射的论文

本文提供了Ludvig Lorenz关于球形光散射的鲜为人知的回忆录的背景和观点，该回忆录于1890年在丹麦出版。它是该回忆录的英语翻译的同伴。除了介绍洛伦兹及其对光学和电动力学的一些贡献外，本文还将重点介绍1890年回忆录的出现，内容和接受及其在通常所说的洛伦兹·米氏理论中的作用。除了历史分析之外，本文还着眼于洛伦茨的原创作品，阐明了现代洛伦茨-米氏理论的各个方面及其许多应用。