Magnetochiral effect in H-h and V-h components of Rayleigh light scattering by diamagnetic molecular systems

A static magnetic field B-0, acting on a chiral liquid perpendicular to the propagation direction of an optical beam, is shown to induce a magnetochir al change of Rayleigh light scattering which is different in sign for the l ight scattered parallel and antiparallel to B-0. It is related to the elect ric dipole and magnetic dipole or/and electric quadrupole moments induced s imultaneously in a chiral molecule by electric dipole interaction with elec tromagnetic radiation. For diamagnetic molecules the effect is described by linear and nonlinear polarizabilities, responsible also for circular biref ringence (natural optical activity and the Faraday effect) as well as axial (magnetochiral) birefringence.