Electromagnetic Scintillation, Volume 1, Geometrical Optics : Volume 1, Geometrical Optics.

The two volumes that make up this book provide a modern reference and comprehensive tutorial to the subject, treating both optical and microwave propagation. This first volume deals with phase and angle-of-arrival measurement errors.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wheelon, Albert D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780511047732
0511047738
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Waves in Random Media; 3 Geometrical Optics Expressions; 4 The Single-path Phase Variance; 5 The Phase Structure Function; 6 The Temporal Variation of Phase; 7 Angle-of-arrival Fluctuations; 8 Phase Distributions; 9 Field-strength Moments; Appendix A Glossary of Symbols; Appendix B Integrals of Elementary Functions; Appendix C Integrals of Gaussian Functions; Appendix D Bessel Functions; Appendix E Probability Distributions; Appendix F Delta Functions; Appendix G Kummer Functions.
  • Appendix H Hypergeometric FunctionsAppendix I Aperture Averaging; Appendix J Vector Relations; Appendix K The Gamma Function; Author Index; Subject Index.