Introduction

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Cynthia M. Furse, Tom G. Mackay

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Abstract

Two developments occurred during the last 75 years to revolutionize the application of electromagnetism. The first was the proliferation of digital computers from the 1970s that allow rapid calculations to solve a variety of electromagnetic problems. The scattering of electromagnetic waves by a diverse variety of objects can be investigated today. The scattering object can be homogeneous or heterogeneous; isotropic, biisotropic, anisotropic, or bianisotropic; and linear or nonlinear, with materials as diverse as the human body, space, and the ionosphere, underground or subsea, natural or man-made. Its dimensions can be small, similar, or large in comparison to the wavelength, enabling applications from nano-scale to city-scale or even earth-scale and beyond. Commercialization of software for simulating electromagnetic models has enabled applications that were barely science fiction a few decades ago. Even time-domain scattering problems are increasingly being solved.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Advancing World of Applied Electromagnetics
Subtitle of host publicationIn Honor and Appreciation of Magdy Fahmy Iskander
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783031398247
ISBN (Print)9783031398230
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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