Diffraction by Iterative Ray Theory Techniques.

Abstract

The errors of a ray theory solution of simple harmonic acoustic propagation in an inhomogeneous medium are shown to be corrected by radiation from a distribution of simple source whose density has the phase of the incident ray amplitude. In the case of singularities in the ray field, the density involves symbolic functions. The radiation from the distributed sources is obtained by iterative ray techniques based either on a Green's Function formulation or an integral equation. An alternative technique uses an iterated artificial wave number. In an example, the modified theoretic solution for lateral waves is given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 22, 1974
Accession Number
AD0773584

Entities

People

  • Albert A. Hudimac

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Amplitude
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Integrals
  • Mathematics
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics