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Electromagnetic wave propagation and radiative transfer in strongly heterogeneous random media

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  • Bobeth, M.
  • Diener, G.

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The dispersion and damping of mean electromagnetic waves in a medium with fluctuating dielectric permitivity are considered. Further, a radiative transfer equation for the Stokes parameters is derived from the Bethe-Salpeter equation governing the mutual coherence function of the electric field. To this end, a procedure for scalar waves developed in two previous papers1.2) is extended to the electromagnetic case. By the use of CPA-like approximations the effective dispersion relation and effective scattering are calculated for long waves in a multicomponent mixture consisting of an irregular arrangement of nearly spherical grains. The results satisfy the optical theorem. The treatment also applies to strong heterogeneities.

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  • Bobeth, M. & Diener, G., 1983. "Electromagnetic wave propagation and radiative transfer in strongly heterogeneous random media," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 117(2), pages 427-444.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:117:y:1983:i:2:p:427-444
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(83)90125-5
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