Scattering of electromagnetic waves by obstacles / Gerhard Kristensson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kristensson, Gerhard, author.

Series:

Mario Boella series on electromagnetism in information & communication.

Mario Boella series on Electromagnetism in Information & Communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electromagnetic waves--Scattering--Mathematical models.

Electromagnetic waves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (764 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edison, New Jersey : SciTech Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

The main purpose of Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Obstacles is to give a theoretical treatment of the scattering phenomena, and to illustrate numerical computations of some canonical scattering problems for different geometries and materials.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgment; 1. Basic Equations; 1.1. The Maxwell Equations; 1.2. Constitutive Relations; 1.3. Time-Harmonic Fields and Fourier Transform; 1.4. Coherence and Degree of Polarization; Problems for Chapter 1; 2. The Green Functions and Dyadics; 2.1. The Green Functions in Isotropic Media; 2.2. The Green Dyadics in Isotropic Media; 2.3. The Green Dyadic in Anisotropic Media; 2.4. The Green Dyadic in Biisotropic Media; 2.5. Cerenkov Radiation; 2.6. Time-Domain Problem; Problems for Chapter 2; 3. Integral Representation of Fields; 3.1. Two Scalar Fields

3.2. Vector and Scalar Fields3.3. Integral Representations of the Maxwell Equations; 3.4. Dyadic and Vector Fields; 3.5. Limit Values of the Scalar Integral Representations; 3.6. Limit Values of the Vector Integral Representations-Vector Version; 3.7. Limit Values of the Vector Integral Representations-Dyadic Version; 3.8. Integral Representation for Biisotropic Materials; 3.9. Integral Representations in the Time Domain; Problems for Chapter 3; 4. Introductory Scattering Theory; 4.1. The Far Zone; 4.2. Cross Sections; 4.3. Scattering Dyadic (Matrix); 4.4. Optical Theorem

4.5. Plane Interface Case and Babinet's PrincipleProblems for Chapter 4; 5. Scattering in the Time Domain; 5.1. The Scattering Problem; 5.2. Energy Balance in the Time Domain; 5.3. Connection to the Time-Harmonic Results; 5.4. Optical Theorem; 5.5. Some Applications of the Optical Theorem; Problems for Chapter 5; 6. Approximations and Applications; 6.1. Long Wavelength Approximation; 6.2. Weak-Scatterer Approximation; 6.3. High-Frequency Approximation; 6.4. Sum Rule for the Extinction Cross Section; 6.5. Scattering by Many Scatterers-Multiple Scattering; Problems for Chapter 6

7. Spherical Vector Waves7.1. Preparatory Discussions; 7.2. Definition of Spherical Vector Waves; 7.3. Orthogonality and Reciprocity Relations; 7.4. Some Properties of the Spherical Vector Waves; 7.5. Expansion of the Green Dyadic; 7.6. Null-Field Equations; 7.7. Expansion of Sources; 7.8. Far Field Amplitude and the Transition Matrix; 7.9. Dipole Moments of a Scatterer; Problems for Chapter 7; 8. Scattering by Spherical Objects; 8.1. Scattering by a Perfectly Conducting Sphere; 8.2. Scattering by a Dielectric Sphere; 8.3. Scattering by Layered Spherical Objects

8.4. Scattering by an Anisotropic Sphere8.5. Scattering by a Biisotropic Sphere; Problems for Chapter 8; 9. The Null-Field Approach; 9.1. The T-Matrix for a Single Homogeneous Scatterer; 9.2. The T-Matrix for a Collection of Scatterers; 9.3. Obstacle above a Ground Plane; Problems for Chapter 9; 10. Propagation in Stratified Media; 10.1. Basic Equations; 10.2. The Fundamental Equation; 10.3. Wave Splitting; 10.4. Propagation of Fields-the Propagator Dyadic; 10.5. Propagator Dyadics-Homogeneous Layers; 10.6. Examples; 10.7. Numerical Computations; 10.8. Asymptotic Analysis

10.9. The Green Dyadic

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 5, 2016).

ISBN:

1-5231-0480-5

1-61353-222-9