Comparisons of solutions for forward scattering

Various methods for analyses of forward scattering are mentioned. Experimental results for various metal and dielectric spheres and several numerical simulations of forward scattering using approximate estimations, physical optics and exact solutions for three-dimensional scattering are presented both for far and near fields. That allows not only accuracy analyses but also conclusions about scattering and total fields in the presence of objects, which are important for many applications such as communications, bistatic and multistatic radars and electromagnetic compatibility.