DocumentCode
1001519
Title
The Maxwell´s equations in the sense of distributions
Author
Idemen, M.
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey and Marmara Research Institute, Gebze, Turkey
Volume
21
Issue
5
fYear
1973
fDate
9/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
736
Lastpage
738
Abstract
It is well known that there is no direct one-to-one correspondence between the electromagnetic theory based on the physical laws and that based on the Maxwell´s differential equations. For example, in order to derive the boundary conditions from the Maxwell´s differential equations, one assumes that some integral identities derived from them are valid even when the field components (or material parameters) are discontinuous. This assumption violates, in a sense, the completeness of the theory of electromagnetism based on the Maxwell´s differential equations. We will prove that if one postulates that the Maxwell´s equations are valid in the sense of distributions, then this incompleteness will be removed and the boundary conditions will appear implicitly in the basic differential equations.
Keywords
Electromagnetic analysis; Generalized functions; Backscatter; Electromagnetic scattering; Integral equations; Maxwell equations; Polarization; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1973.1140572
Filename
1140572
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