Keywords
Kottler. saltus problem, diffraction, electromagnetic waves, aperture, Kirchhoff
Abstract
The following work treats Kottler's saltus problem of diffraction of electromagnetic waves emitted by a Hertzian oscillator source and the analogous Kirchhoff's scalar problem of waves emitted by a point source. The medium is a homogeneous isotropic dielectric. In the vector case a new exact solution of the basic integrals is presented, at axial points only, (a) behind a circular aperture in a "black'' screen, and (b) behind its complementary "black'' disk. The relative time-averaged intensity of energy flow is plotted for the disk only. It is shown that the scalar theory predicts considerably larger values than the electromagnetic theory for identical geometrical dispositions.
Original Publication Citation
Mcdonald, Keith L."Diffraction of Spherical Scalar and Vector Waves at Axial Points of a Circular Aperture and Disk." Journal of Applied Physics 33 (1962): 1944-1949.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
McDonald, Keith Leon, "Diffraction of Spherical Scalar and Vector Waves at Axial Points of a Circular Aperture and Disk" (1962). Faculty Publications. 810.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/810
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1962-06-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1274
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Copyright Status
© 1962 American Institue of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?JAPIAU/33/1944/1
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