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Electromagnetic wave propagation in general relativistic situations: A general solution of the problem
Author(s) -
Ferencz Csaba
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/2011rs004905
Subject(s) - general relativity , computation , physics , electromagnetic radiation , maxwell's equations , satellite , space (punctuation) , wave propagation , spacetime , exact solutions in general relativity , classical mechanics , computer science , optics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , operating system , astronomy
The exact full‐wave modeling and computation of the electromagnetic signals propagating through curved space‐time is important from theoretical and practical aspects (e.g., for satellite positioning systems). In this paper a general solution method is presented for these problems. Beside this, it is demonstrated that the Method of Inhomogeneous Basic Modes is a natural consequence of Maxwell's equations in the general relativity.