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Transient Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in a Stratified Plasma
Author(s) -
Field John C.
Publication year - 1971
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/rs006i004p00503
Subject(s) - transient (computer programming) , wave propagation , lossy compression , physics , plasma , electromagnetic radiation , anisotropy , computational physics , mechanics , optics , mathematics , computer science , quantum mechanics , operating system , statistics
The method of characteristics is applied to the study of transient electromagnetic wave propagation in a stratified plasma. The technique is applicable to lossy, anisotropic, time‐varying plasmas whose parameters may vary in the direction of wave propagation. Numerical results demonstrate good agreement with theory.