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Theory of Reflection of Electromagnetic and Particle Waves

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. John Lekner

    1. Department of Physics, Victoria University of Wellington, Canberra, New Zealand

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Part of the book series: Developments in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications (DETA, volume 3)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introducing reflection

    • John Lekner
    Pages 1-32

  3. Exact results

    • John Lekner
    Pages 33-60

  4. Reflection of long waves

    • John Lekner
    Pages 61-76

  5. Variational theory

    • John Lekner
    Pages 77-92

  6. Equations for the reflection amplitudes

    • John Lekner
    Pages 93-107

  7. Reflection of short waves

    • John Lekner
    Pages 109-139

  8. Anisotropy

    • John Lekner
    Pages 141-153

  9. Absorption

    • John Lekner
    Pages 155-178

  10. Inverse problems

    • John Lekner
    Pages 179-189

  11. Pulses, finite beams

    • John Lekner
    Pages 191-203

  12. Rough surfaces

    • John Lekner
    Pages 205-219

  13. Matrix methods

    • John Lekner
    Pages 221-240

  14. Numerical methods

    • John Lekner
    Pages 241-248

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 249-279
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About this book

This book is written for scientists and engineers whose work involves wave reflec­ tion or transmission. Most of the book is written in the language of electromagnetic theory, but, as the title suggests, many of the results can be applied to particle waves, specifically to those satisfying the Schr6dinger equation. The mathematical connection between electromagnetic s (or TE) waves and quantum particle waves is established in Chapter 1. The main results for s waves are translated into quantum mechanical language in the Appendix. There is also a close analogy between acoustic waves and electromagnetic p (or TM) waves, as shown in Section 1-4. Thus the book, though primarily intended for those working in optics, microwaves and radio, will be of use to physicists, chemists and electrical engineers studying reflection and transmission of particles at potential barriers. The tech­ niques developed here can also be used by those working in acoustics, ocean­ ography and seismology. Chapter 1 is recommended for all readers: it introduces reflection phenomena, defines the notation, and previews (in Section 1-6) the contents of the rest of the book. This preview will not be duplicated here. We note only that applied topics do appear: two examples are the important phenomenon of attenuated total reflection in Chapter 8, and the reflectivity of multilayer dielectric mirrors in Chapter 12. The subject matter is restricted to linear classical electrodynamics in non-magnetic media, and the corresponding particle analogues.

Reviews

` This unique book treats an enormous amount of material clearly and elegantly. I believe that for many scientists and engineers it will become a standard and invaluable reference book. '
Australian Journal of Physhics
` The volume is well worth having to those interested in the interaction of radiation with matter. '
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.110, No.7,1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Victoria University of Wellington, Canberra, New Zealand

    John Lekner

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