by V.A. Borovikov and B.Ye Kinber
The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1994
eISBN: 978-1-84919-393-1 | Cloth: 978-0-85296-830-7
Library of Congress Classification QC665.D5B6713 1994
Dewey Decimal Classification 530.124

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) is an efficient method of analysis and design of wave fields. It is widely used in antenna synthesis in microwave, millimetre and infra-red bands, in circuit engineering and laser system design. It is a convenient tool for tackling the problems of wave propagation and scattering at bodies of complex shape. The method combines the simplicity and physical transparency of geometrical optics with high computational accuracy over a wide dynamic range of quantities analysed. The advantage of GTD is particularly pronounced in applications where the wavelength is small compared with the typical size of scatterers, i.e. in situations where the known analytical techniques - variational calculus and numerical analysis - are no longer applicable.