Dielectric relaxation times are often interpreted in terms of the reorientation of dipolar species or aggregates.The relevant time correlation function contains,however,cross terms between dipole moments of different particles.In the static case,these cross terms are accounted for by the Kirkwood factor g_K.Theories and molecular dynamics simulations suggest that such cross correlations may also affect the time-dependent properties,as reflected in the dielectric spectra.We present an experimental method for detecting effects of such cross correlations in dielectric spectra by a comparative analysis of dielectric and magnetic relaxation data.We demonstrate that such collective contributions can substantially affect dielectric relaxation.Experiments for n-pentanol (g_K= 3.06 at 298 K) and 2,2-dimethyl-3-ethyl-pentane-3-ol (g_K= 0.59) and their solutions in carbon tetrachloride show that in systems with g_K>l,the cross correlations slow down dielectric relaxation.In systems with g_K展开▼
