Title :
The 50-Year Anniversary Of the PTD: Comments on the PTD´s Origin and Development
Author_Institution :
EM Consulting, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper contains brief comments on the Physical Theory of Diffraction (PTD). It describes its origination, development, and gives examples of engineering applications. The paper highlights basic features of the PTD, and discusses its prospects.
Keywords :
light diffraction; PTD; engineering applications; physical theory of diffraction; Diffraction; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Scattering; Surface waves; Black bodies; diffracted rays; diffraction; electromagnetic diffraction; elementary edge waves; geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD); high frequency asymptotics; localization principle; physical optics; physical theory of diffraction (PTD); scattering; shadow radiation; transverse wave diffusion;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2013.6586621
