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On the roles of physical intuition, computation, and mathematical analysis in electromagnetic diffraction theory
Author(s) -
Petit R.,
Cadilhac M.
Publication year - 1987
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/rs022i007p01247
Subject(s) - intuition , electromagnetic radiation , electromagnetic field , computation , electromagnetic theory , calculus (dental) , completeness (order theory) , computer science , theoretical physics , diffraction , mathematics , classical mechanics , physics , mathematical analysis , epistemology , optics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , philosophy , medicine , dentistry
Some difficulties frequently encountered when dealing with the theory of electromagnetic waves are illustrated with the help of examples taken from the work of our laboratory. We also lay stress on some recent results and the appendix contains two propositions concerning the completeness of some sequences of functions often used to expand the electromagnetic fields.