Electromagnetic Scattering by Particles and Particle Groups
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Electromagnetic Scattering by Particles and Particle Groups

An Introduction

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eBook - PDF

Electromagnetic Scattering by Particles and Particle Groups

An Introduction

About this book

This self-contained and accessible book provides a thorough introduction to the basic physical and mathematical principles required in studying the scattering and absorption of light and other electromagnetic radiation by particles and particle groups. For the first time the theories of electromagnetic scattering, radiative transfer, and weak localization are combined into a unified, consistent branch of physical optics directly based on the Maxwell equations. A particular focus is given to key aspects such as time and ensemble averaging at different scales, ergodicity, and the physical nature of measurements afforded by actual photopolarimeters. Featuring over 120 end-of-chapter exercises, with hints and solutions provided, this clear, one-stop resource is ideal for self-study or classroom use, and will be invaluable to both graduate students and researchers in remote sensing, physical and biomedical optics, optical communications, optical particle characterization, atmospheric physics and astrophysics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Acronyms
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 The macroscopic Maxwell equations and monochromatic fields
  12. 3 Fundamental homogeneous-medium solutions of the macroscopic Maxwell equations
  13. 4 Basic theory of frequency-domain electromagnetic scattering by a fixed finite object
  14. 5 Far-field scattering
  15. 6 The Foldy equations
  16. 7 The Stokes parameters
  17. 8 Poynting–Stokes tensor
  18. 9 Polychromatic electromagnetic fields
  19. 10 Polychromatic scattering by fixed and randomly changing objects
  20. 11 Measurement of electromagnetic energy flow
  21. 12 Measurement of the Stokes parameters
  22. 13 Description of far-field scattering in terms of actual optical observables
  23. 14 Electromagnetic scattering by a small random group of sparsely distributed particles
  24. 15 Statistically isotropic and mirror-symmetric random particles
  25. 16 Numerical computations and laboratory measurements of electromagnetic scattering
  26. 17 Far-field observables: qualitative and quantitative traits
  27. 18 Electromagnetic scattering by discrete random media: far field
  28. 19 Near-field scattering by a sparse discrete random medium: microphysical radiative transfer theory
  29. 20 Radiative transfer in plane-parallel particulate media
  30. 21 Weak localization
  31. 22 Epilogue
  32. Appendix A Dyads and dyadics
  33. Appendix B Free-space dyadic Green’s function
  34. Appendix C Euler rotation angles
  35. Appendix D Spherical-wave decomposition of a plane wave in the far zone
  36. Appendix E Integration quadrature formulas
  37. Appendix F Wigner d-functions
  38. Appendix G Stationary phase evaluation of a double integral
  39. Appendix H Hints and answers to selected problems
  40. References
  41. Index
  42. Color Plates