Title :
Reciprocity theorems for electromagnetic fields whose time dependence is arbitrary
Author_Institution :
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Two reciprocity theorems are derived which are valid for fields whose sources may have arbitrary time dependence. The first theorem involves the electromagnetic potentials, and the second is in terms of the electric and magnetic fields directly. In both cases, it is necessary to make use of the advanced as well as the retarded solutions to Maxwell´s equations. Some properties of the theorems are discussed, and, as an application, the second theorem is used to derive a variational expression for scattering of electromagnetic waves from a perfect conductor.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic (EM) transient analysis; Electromagnetic transient scattering; Transient electromagnetic scattering; Variational methods; Conductors; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Fourier transforms; Magnetic fields; Magnetic properties; Maxwell equations;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1960.1144806