Elementary edge waves and the physical theory of diffraction

Electromagnetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 125-160

  Ufimtsev, P Ya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM - ANALYSIS;

PHYSICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION (PTD); TOTAL EDGE WAVES (TEWS);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026137271     PISSN: 02726343     EISSN: 1532527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726349108908270     Document Type: Article

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