Аннотация:A survey of recent results in light scattering by nanoparticles is presented.
Special attention is paid to the case of particles from weakly dissipating materials,
when the radiative damping prevails over the dissipative losses. It makes the scattering process completely different from the Rayleigh one. Peculiarities of the energy
circulation in the near field zone are inspected in detail. The problem of optimization of the energy release in the particle is discussed. The chapter is concluded with
consideration of laser heating of a metal particle in liquid important for biological
and medical applications.