Understanding electromagnetic properties of complex enclosures by means of wave chaos

Because of the possibility of electromagnetic interference between neighboring electronic systems, there is an urgent need to quantify the entry and distribution of electromagnetic energy within complicated metallic enclosures and to understand the manner in which this energy couples to sensitive electronic devices within such enclosures. When the wavelength of the impinging radiation is much smaller than the typical length scale of the enclosure, the distribution of energy within such cavities is highly sensitive to small changes in the frequency, the structure of the cavity, as well as the nature of the channels which couple EM energy into the cavity. Thus, a statistical approach to understanding this problem is called for.