Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media (IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory)

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Electrical Engineering Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media A volume in the IEEE/OUP Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory Donald G. Dudley, Series Editor This IEEE Classic Reissue presents a unified introduction to the fundamental theories and applications of wave propagation and scattering in random media. Now for the first time, the two volumes of Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media previously published by Academic Press in 1978 are combined into one comprehensive volume. This book presents a clear picture of how waves interact with the atmosphere, terrain, ocean, turbulence, aerosols, rain, snow, biological tissues, composite material, and other media. The theories presented will enable you to solve a variety of problems relating to clutter, interference, imaging, object detection, and communication theory for various media. This book is expressly designed for engineers and scientists who have an interest in optical, microwave, or acoustic wave propagation and scattering. Topics covered include:

Wave characteristics in aerosols and hydrometeors
Optical and acoustic scattering in sea water
Scattering from biological materials
Pulse scattering and beam wave propagation in such media
Optical diffusion in tissues and blood
Transport and radiative transfer theory
Kubelka—Munk flux theory and plane-parallel problem
Multiple scattering theory
Wave fluctuations in turbulence
Strong fluctuation theory
Rough surface scattering
Remote sensing and inversion techniques
Imaging through various media

About the IEEE/OUP Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory Formerly the IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Waves, this joint series between IEEE Press and Oxford University Press offers outstanding coverage of the field with new titles as well as reprintings and revisions of recognized classics that maintain long-term archival significance in electromagnetic waves and applications. Designed specifically for graduate students, practicing engineers, and researchers, this series provides affordable volumes that explore electromagnetic waves and applications beyond the undergraduate level. See page il of the front matter for a listing of books in this series.

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scattering of gaussian beam.......1998-10-17

AN INCIDENT GAUSSIAN BEAM IMPINGING ON A BIG DIELECRIC MEDIUM.

Wave Fields in Real Media, Volume 38, Second Edition: Wave Propagation in Anisotropic, Anelastic, Porous and Electromagnetic Media (Handbook of Geophysical ... Exploration: Seismic Exploration)

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Wave Fields in Real Media, Volume 38, Second Edition: Wave Propagation in Anisotropic, Anelastic, Porous and Electromagnetic Media (Handbook of Geophysical ... Exploration: Seismic Exploration)

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ASIN: 0080464084

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This book examines the differences between an ideal and a real description of wave propagation, where ideal means an elastic (lossless), isotropic and single-phase medium, and real means an anelastic, anisotropic and multi-phase medium. The analysis starts by introducing the relevant stress-strain relation. This relation and the equations of momentum conservation are combined to give the equation of motion. The differential formulation is written in terms of memory variables, and Biot's theory is used to describe wave propagation in porous media. For each rheology, a plane-wave analysis is performed in order to understand the physics of wave propagation. The book contains a review of the main direct numerical methods for solving the equation of motion in the time and space domains. The emphasis is on geophysical applications for seismic exploration, but researchers in the fields of earthquake seismology, rock acoustics, and material science - including many branches of acoustics of fluids and solids - may also find this text useful.

* Presents the fundamentals of wave propagation in anisotropic, anelastic and porus media
* Contains a new chapter on the analogy between acoustic and electromagnetic waves, incorporating the subject of electromagnetic waves
* Emphasizes geophysics, particularly, seismic exploration for hydrocarbon reservoirs, which is essential for exploration and production of oil

Electromagnetic Field Theory And Wave Propagation

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Electromagnetic Field Theory And Wave Propagation
Uma Mukherji
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Electromagnetic Field Theory and Wave Propagation presents the basic concepts, which fulfills the needs of Engineering and Science Students. Profusely Illustrated with explanations, it adopts a graded step-by-step approach for practical problems with different constraints. The text deals with the usefull areas of vector analysis, basic principles of Electrostatics, Magnetostatics, Conduction of Current, Polarization in Dielctric material, Magnetic behavior in different materials and Different types of Capacitor & Inductance. It also discusses Magnetic Circuit, Maxwells Theory of Wave Propagation in different media, Poyntings Vector, Reflection - Refraction Transmission of the electromagnetic wave and Transmission line wave equation.

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Lectures on wave propagation theory
James R Wait
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Radiowave Propagation over Ground
For groundwave, this is it.

Radiowave Propagation Over Ground
J. Maclean , and G. Wu
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0412427303

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This is the first book devoted to radiowave propagation over land and sea. Researchers and engineers involved in propagation studies and applications in communications, broadcasting, radar and remote sensing will find this volume invaluable.

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Radiowave Propagation over Ground.......2002-04-17

I found that this book is a well-explained treatment of the problem of propagation over ground. It firstly discusses the solution of the boundary conditions for an elemental current source over plane homogeneous ground and later over a spherical earth by firstly taking a historical approach and representation of the earlier works of Norton and others and then secondly exanding and deriving similar equations.

The treatment does appear to be an approximation of the problem
however, as the near-field terms are dropped and there doesn't appear to be an account for losses immediately under the antenna. The far-field terms, for the plane earth, are derived from image theory and the treatment of the ground as a reflector using Fresnel plane-wave reflection and the concept of surface impedance.

Some account of divergence of the radiation due to the spherical earth was presented and in the later chapters and an attempt to characterise diffraction by objects was also shown.

I believe this is a good introductory text and it appears to lay the foundations for some software that the author's have developed (and advertised in the book).

It has whet my appetitte for further sources on the propagation of surface waves, which do not currently appear to be available at Amazon.com.

It would also have been nicer if I didn't have to pay this much for a book in order to review it, but none the less it is a valuable reference, albeit somewhat expensive compared to Information Technology books.

For groundwave, this is it........2001-01-10

This is probably the best work I have seen on this topic. Contains most derivations, well referenced and logically laid out.

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Long recognized as a classic in the field, this book offers comprehensive coverage of radio waves in stratified media. Well-known authority James R. Wait guides you through a broad range of physical problems using a wealth of experimental data that is particularly relevant to current studies
of radiowave transmission in both terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments. Electromagnetic Waves in Stratified Media features a clear explanation of the Mode Theory of wave propagation, complete with supporting physical examples; a concise analysis of modes, rays, and their equivalencies;
thorough coverage of asymptotic (high-frequency) developments; applications to telecommunications for frequencies from ELF to SHF (10 Hz to Gig Hz); and much more. It is a must-have book for every engineer in the field.

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Very nice style and examples, but annoying omissions...
good but not complete
Excellent Book for Electromagnetism Fundamentals
A book with faults and limitations

Engineering Electromagnetics
Umran S. Inan , and Aziz S. Inan
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Very nice style and examples, but annoying omissions..........2007-02-21

This book is extremely well written, is set at a beginning-to-intermediate level, is attractively presented, and has historical footnotes thrown in as interesting diversions. It does a great job at illustrating fundamental ideas, such as the difference between lumped and distributed circuit analysis, where a diagram of a resistor and waves with various wavelengths are used to make the point. However, it is annoying that he does not cover oblique incidence of waves (only normal) or dielectric waveguides or antennas. He placed that in a 2nd electromagnetic waves book. This might make sense for a two year sequence in a university. However, his lack of inclusion of these topics make it hard to recommend the book as complete. It is more like volume 1 of a 2 set volume.

good but not complete.......2003-10-17

I am using this book for my electromagnetics course and it has good explanation of some concepts.It does not cover anything about Smith chart or even give an introduction to transmission lines and i think it is important to have these topics in the text.But for this shortcoming the book is well organised and has a large number of problems at the end of the chapter for practice. I recommed this book to all students for their introductory course ,provided they have strong background in calculus

Excellent Book for Electromagnetism Fundamentals.......2000-12-22

I think this book does a better job of providing a handle on the vector nature of E&M than virtually any other textbook out there. Very often you'll see other authors reduce integrations to scalar equations without showing you the steps involved (dot or cross products), but Inan uses vectors consistently. You will be amazed at how this alone improves your grasp of the material. The rigor and completeness of the coverage are far better than any of the other engineering E&M books, and his willingness to plug in numbers to make some practical calculations is very welcome in comparison with pure physics treatments like Jackson's. The guy above says that waveguides are not covered in detail in this book, and this is true, but the second book in the series (Electromagnetic Waves) covers waveguides and reflection, refraction, transmission, etc. in great detail.

The purpose of this book is to provide you with solid fundamentals in transmission lines and the application of Maxwell's equations, and it succeeds admirably.

A book with faults and limitations.......1999-03-09

The biggest disappointment about this book is the use of the same r throughout the book for the distance to the z-axis in the cylindrical coordinate system and for the distance to the origin. This is not only confusing but also can lead to wrong results. The advantage of discussing transmission lines (a third of the book) before electromagnetic fields is debatable. The electromagnetics part covers only waves at normal incidence and rudimentary treatment of parallel-plate and coaxial lines. No rectangular or circular waveguides, or antenna systems, or other engineering applications are discussed. Why then is the title "Engineering Elecrtromagnetics?" The authors' presentation and the book format are, in general, good.

Electrodynamics of Density Ducts in Magnetized Plasmas: The Mathematical Theory of Excitation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasma Waveguides

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Electrodynamics of Density Ducts in Magnetized Plasmas: The Mathematical Theory of Excitation and Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasma Waveguides
I G Kondratiev , A V Kudrin , and T M Zaboronkova
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Providing a systematic and self-contained treatment of excitation, propagation and re- emission of electromagnetic waves guided by density ducts in magnetized plasmas, this book describes in detail the theoretical basis of the electrodynamics of ducts. The classical dielectric-waveguide theory in open guiding systems in magnetoplasma is subjected to rigorous generalization. The authors emphasize the conceptual physical and mathematical aspects of the theory, while demonstrating its applications to problems encountered in actual practice. The opening chapters of the book discuss the underlying physical phenomena, outline some of the results obtained in natural and artificial density ducts, and describe the basic theory crucial to understanding the remainder of the book. The more specialized and complex topics dealt with in subsequent chapters include the theory of guided wave propagation along axially uniform ducts, finding the field excited by the source in the presence of a duct, excitation of guided modes, the asymptotic theory of wave propagation along axially nonuniform ducts, and mode re-emission from a duct. The full wave theory is used throughout most of the book to ensure consistency, and the authors start with simpler cases and gradually increase the complexity of the treatment.

Waveguide Components for Antenna Feed Systems: Theory and CAD (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library)

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Waveguide Components for Antenna Feed Systems: Theory and CAD (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library)
Jaroslaw Uher , and Jens Bornemann
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ASIN: 0890065829

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This book delivers an in-depth examinations of the three basic field-theoretical methods used for the design aid of different waveguide components. You'll find CAD algorithms, examples of their applications, and operational principles of various components used in antenna feed systems.

Bifurcation and Chaos in Coupled Oscillators

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Bifurcation and Chaos in Coupled Oscillators
J. Awrejcewicz
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Mein Gott, Herr Flashmeister!

Henry Flashman, is not "a flash in the pan"

Flashy in hot water again

Flashman as Literature?

Boring

Royal Flash (Flashman)
George MacDonald Fraser
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Mein Gott, Herr Flashmeister!.......2006-10-01

Perhaps it is unfair to give Royal Flash only 4 stars, but I had to distinguish its rating from the first Flashman book, which I would have given 5+ stars.

The Royal Flash takes Harry Flashman from the comforts of home to Munich - at the invite of Lola Montez! Flashy, what are you thinking? (By the way, Lola Montez is an historical figure - and quite a beauty.) Once in Bavaria he meets his old nemesis Otto Bismarck, who entangles Harry in the intrigues of 1840's Germany, Denmark, and the Schleswig-Holstein Question.

I preferred the more military setting of Afghanistan because it gave full rein to a display of Flashy's physical cowardice, rather than just his moral cowardice. And then he takes an at times some almost un-caddish attitude toward the sweet flower of Strackenz! And I just find an historical war setting more interesting than the political.

Highly recommended, if just slightly less so than the original Flashman.

Henry Flashman, is not "a flash in the pan".......2006-04-05

Once again despite himself, Flashy comes to the rescue. More than once, says I, and mostly for himself after he'd gotten himself into hot water once again. The story of course is once again inconsequential, but the fun is seeing how many situations Flashy can get himself into, and the remarkable ways that he gets himself out, say I.

The one really extraordinary thing that we learn about Flashy is that even among other men, his manhood is admired as 'above average'. That Fraser can take another story, and turn it around so that you would swear that the other guy is guilty of plagarism is just another piece of the Flashy legend.

All in all, says I, a rip-roaring tale of a man without a consience, says he; who seems to do his damndess to preserve and protect other people's honor.

Four huzzahs for the Flash-man.

Flashy in hot water again.......2006-03-21

Flashman gets roped/coerced into masquerading as a Danish prince and the action gets furious from there. Written in the first person, Flashman is brutally honest about himself and others, and waxes philosophical more often than he should, but then this is part of his "autobiography," take it or leave it. A good deal of human nature can be learned from him.

I think many of us will live vicariously in Flashman's reluctant adventures, especially the erotic episodes. Being a 19th Century Anglophile, I enjoy the History, phrases and terms used then, as accurately described by Fraser. I am most impressed at his research for the background and settings used. For a while, I wasn't sure whether Flashman had been a real person.

Strongly suggest that the reader read the Flashman series in order, starting with the first one, Flashman: 1839-1842, to get the most out of the series. If you are really into it, read "Tom Brown's Schooldays" first.

Flashman as Literature?.......2005-11-08

Although the Flashman novels have been extolled by, well, practically everybody, it is mostly because of their action-packed plots, meticulous attention to detail, and, of course, the remarkable, hilarious narrator, Harry Flashman. Not often, though, do you find comments having to do with the novels' literary worthiness, or if you will, God forbid, High Art. Well, it's perhaps past time to talk about this a little bit, and probably the best place to start would be with Royal Flash.

The word--the literary word--is satire. As in, making fun of the stodgy Victorian adventure novel, the likes of which always contain a brave, hearty, God-fearing, noble little hero, vanquishing his enemies, and making a stoic and haughty England proud in the process. Others have noted that the plot of Royal Flash borrows liberally from the Victorian adventure, The Prisoner of Zenda. Of course it does. What they fail to take into account, however, is the fact that Royal Flash turns it on its head.

Whereas Rudolf, of Zenda, willingly takes the place of the captured king, for God and glory and all that is right, Flashman is commandeered into his adventure, threatened with jail and public humiliation after being discovered in flagrante with a fat German baroness. Where Rudolf manfully and indeed eagerly faces his enemies with, "steel," so that he can, "take a slap at 'em," Flashman cowers fearfully behind whatever he can find, or runs away without a thought. Where Rudolf leashes his growing affection for and chastely kisses the hand of the Princess Flavia, Flashman bulls the duchess Irma all over the castle for ten days after hoisting her up on his shoulder and singing an English sea ditty. Where Rudolf refuses to visit Strelsau later in life, so that he may maintain the dignity of his honorable relationship, Flashman returns to Strackenz so that he can steal every royal jewel he can get his hands on.

This is characteristic of all the Flashman novels. The selfless, brave souls found in novels by Doyle, P. C. Wren, Hope and Stevenson, are to Flashman, "vicious little sneaks," and, "toadies." And Flashman himself is as far from the Victorian "ideal" as a human being can get.

Here is another delightful little tidbit in the underappreciated novella, Flashman and the Tiger. Flashman, in disguise as a passed-out, drunken stumblebum, is accosted by the venerable Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Watson. Holmes, after some brief study, declares Flashman to be a German seaman, probably engaged in, "menial tasks," shipboard, and whose whiskers, "compensate for the ravages which drink and evil living have stamped on his countenance." This is not only hilarious because the man of logic, Sherlock Holmes, manages to get practically every detail wrong, it is also that he manages to get one right, which is his merciless depiction of Flashman's ignoble character. (Mr. Fraser is clearly not above poking fun at his own creation.)

Flashman, in his narrative, refers to the icon of Victorian literature, Sherlock Holmes, as a, "conceited ass," and possibly, "some kind of maniac," and to Watson as an, "oaf." This is classic Flashman, perfectly in tune with his irreverent personality, but beyond that, it is a perfect example of Fraser's irreverence as well, and only one of the dozens of playful little jabs that Mr. Fraser routinely takes at the Victorian hero throughout his novels.

But make no mistake: these are jabs, made in jest rather than scorn. Obviously, Mr. Fraser loves Victorian adventure stories as much as anybody. Indeed, he has proved it by spending the better part of his life perfecting them--all the while gleefully skewering them at the same time. Maybe he isn't Shakespeare, but there is definitely a certain kind of genius at work here.

Boring.......2005-06-06

I've read this book because I had been recommended Flashman by many people who are (like me) interested in 19th Century history. The idea of the hero meeting all major characters of the period was quite attractive. In fact, while some historical background elements are quite interesting - for example the biography of Lola Montez, which I didn't know - I was very disappointed by the novel. I can't find anything funny, and the story is too lacking in credibility to be interesting. I must be missing something.

I got bored and I did not finish the book. At least at won't have to buy the other books in the series.

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Royal Flash
George MacDonald (editor) Fraser
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Eight pages of black & white photos from the Richard Lester directed film Royal Flash made by 20th Century-Fox, starring Malcolm McDowell as the rollicking rogue Captain Harry Flashman, Alan Bates as dashing Rudi von Starnberg a clever hussar officer, Oliver Reed as the shrewdly conniving Otto von Bismarck and Florinda Bolkan as the legendary actress and courtesan Lola Montez. Britt Ekland plays a small role as Duchess Irma.

A Baby For Lord Roderick (Royal Flash) (Harlequin American Romance, No. 926)

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