Diffraction of Radio Waves Around the Earth's Surface

Abstract

;Contents: Statement of the problem and its solution in series form; Summation formula; Calculation of the Hertz function for the illuminated regions; Asymptotic expressions for the Hankel function; Expression of the Hertz function applicable to the twilight regions(penumbrae); Study of the expression for the Hertz function. Summary of results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742108

Entities

People

  • V. Fock

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Analytic Functions
  • Attenuation
  • Bessel Functions
  • Complex Variables
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Hypergeometric Functions
  • Integrals
  • Materials
  • Observation
  • Radio Waves
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Water
  • Twilight
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).