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Electromagnetic wave propagation in dielectrics
Subsections
Introduction
The form of the dielectric constant
Anomalous dispersion and resonant absorption
Wave propagation through a conducting medium
The high frequency limit
Faraday rotation
Wave propagation through a magnetized plasma
The propagation of electromagnetic radiation through a dispersive medium
Propagation of the wave front in a dispersive medium
The Sommerfeld precursor
The method of stationary phase
The group velocity
The Brillouin precursor
Signal arrival
The propagation of radio waves through the ionosphere
The W.K.B. approximation
The reflection coefficient
Extension to oblique incidence
Pulse propagation in the ionosphere
Determining the ionospheric electron density profile
Ray tracing in the ionosphere
Asymptotic series: A mathematical aside
The W.K.B. solutions as asymptotic series
Stokes constants
The reflection coefficient
The Jeffries connection formula
Richard Fitzpatrick 2002-05-18
