Localized Electromagnetic Fields in Complex Media and Free Space

Abstract

The presented exact solutions of homogeneous Maxwell's equations in complex media and free space describe fields having a rather involved curl structure and a very small-about several wave lengths of composing plane waves-and clearly defined core region with maximum intensity of field oscillations. In a given Lorentz frame L, a set of the obtalned exact time-harmonic solutions of the free-space homogeneous Maxwell equations consists of three subsets-termed "storms", "whirls", and "tornadoes" for the sake of brevity-for which time average energy flux is identically zero at all points, azimuthal, and spiral, respectively. In any other Lorentz frame L', they will be observed as a kind of electromagnetic missiles moving without dispersing at speed V <C. The solutions which describe finite-energy evolving electromagnetic storms, whirls, tornadoes are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2000
Accession Number
ADP011600

Entities

People

  • G. N. Borzdov

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Elastic Waves
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Harmonics
  • Intensity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Plane Waves
  • Sound Waves
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • Standing Waves
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).

Technology Areas

  • Space