Scattering of Waves from Large Spheres

List of contents

Preface; 1. Classical scattering; 2. Scattering of scalar waves; 3. Scattering of electromagnetic waves from spherical targets; 4. First applications of the Mie solution; 5. Short-wavelength scattering by transparent spheres; 6. Scattering observables for large dielectric spheres; 7. Resonance scattering; 8. Extensions and further applications; Appendices; References.

Summary

A complete mathematical and physical description of waves scattering from spherical targets, with an emphasis on spheres large compared with the wavelengths of incident waves. Common atmospheric phenomena such as the rainbow are employed to illustrate the theoretical development.

Product details

• Authors: Jr Grandy, Jr Walter T. Grandy, Jr. Grandy, Jr. Walter T. Grandy, Walter T. Grandy, Walter T. Grandy Jr
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2000
• EAN: 9780521661263
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66126-3
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 810 g
• Illustrations: 98 b/w illus. 11 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Raster, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Optical physics