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Scattering of a Plane Wave at a Plane Interface Separating Two Moving Media
Author(s) -
Censor Dan
Publication year - 1969
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/rs004i011p01079
Subject(s) - scattering , physics , plane wave , optics , reflection (computer programming) , electromagnetic radiation , formalism (music) , radiation , plane (geometry) , wave propagation , computational physics , computer science , mathematics , geometry , art , musical , visual arts , programming language
The problem of reflection and transmission of a plane electromagnetic wave at an interface separating two moving media is discussed. Contrary to previous studies, the model does not exclude normal components of the velocities with respect to the interface. The general formalism yields dyadic reflection and transmission coefficients. The results are applied to the Cerenkov radiation phenomenon, the Fizeau experiment, clear‐air scattering (when the two media have the same constitutive parameters in their respective rest frames), and ray optics in moving media.