Low frequency scattering by a resistive plate

For a plane wave incident on a resistive plate, the first two terms in the low frequency expansion of the far field are determined. Since the magnetic dipole is not excited if the resistivity is nonzero, the leading term is simply the electric dipole contribution, and is identical to that for a perfectly conducting plate. The resistivity appears explicitly in the next term which can be expressed in terms of potentials. Some implications of the results are discussed, and the method is illustrated in the case of a circular disk.