Scattering of electromagnetic waves by a chiral object of ellipsoidal shape

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 817-845

  Karonis, George J ^a   Kaklamani, Dimitra I ^a   Uzunoglu, Nikolaos K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GALERKIN METHODS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

CHIRALITY; ELLIPSOIDAL; HELMHOLTZ WAVE EQUATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0032661717     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939399X01393     Document Type: Article

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