Theory of Reflection of Electromagnetic and Particle Waves - Softcover

Lekner, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9401577498 ISBN 13: 9789401577496

Publisher: Springer, 2014

Synopsis

1. Introducing reflection.- 2. Exact results.- 3. Reflection of long waves.- 4. Variational theory.- 5. Equations for the reflection amplitudes.- 6. Reflection of short waves.- 7. Anisotropy.- 8. Absorption.- 9. Inverse problems.- 10. Pulses, finite beams.- 11. Rough surfaces.- 12. Matrix methods.- 13. Numerical methods.- Appendix. Reflection of particle waves.- A-1 General results.- A-2 Some exactly solvable profiles.- A-3 Perturbation and variational theories.- A-4 Long waves, integral invariants.- A-5 Riccati-type equations; the Rayleigh approximation.- A-6 Reflection of short waves.- A-7 Absorption, the optical potential.- A-8 Inversion of a model reflection amplitude.- A-9 Reflection of wavepackets.- Author index.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401577498
• ISBN 13: 9789401577496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296