DocumentCode :
876506
Title :
Microwaves and Mathematics
Author :
Schelkunoff, S.A.
Volume :
5
Issue :
3
fYear :
1957
fDate :
7/1/1957 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
173
Lastpage :
173
Abstract :
Mathematics and mathematicians play an essential role in the development of science and engineering. This is particularly conspicuous in the case of electromagnetic theory and microwave engineering. In the preface to his famous treatise, Maxwell refers to Gauss as the man who " . . . brought his powerful intellect to bear on the theory of magnetism, and on the methods of observing it, and [who] not only added greatly to our knowledge of the theory of attractions, but reconstructed the whole of magnetic science as regards the instruments used, the methods of observation, and the calculation of the results. . . . " Maxwell also adds: "The great success which these eminent men [Gauss, Weber, Riemann, J. & C. Neumann, Lorentz, etc.] attained in the application of mathematics to electrical phenomena, gives, as is natural, additional weight to their theoretical speculations. . ." But a note of dissatisfaction is sounded in "There is also a considerable mass of mathematical memoirs which are of great importance in electrical science, but . . . they are for the most part beyond the comprehension of any but professed mathematicians."
Keywords :
Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Gaussian processes; Kelvin; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Maxwell equations; Microwave theory and techniques; Power engineering and energy; Transmission line theory;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IRE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0097-2002
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1957.1125133
Filename :
1125133
Link To Document :
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