In physics, the plane-wave expansion expresses a plane wave as a linear combination of spherical waves: e i k ⋅ r = ∑ ℓ = 0 ∞ ( 2 ℓ + 1 ) i ℓ j ℓ ( k r...
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physics, a plane wave is a special case of a wave or field: a physical quantity whose value, at any given moment, is constant through any plane that is perpendicular...
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sinusoidal plane wave is a special case of plane wave: a field whose value varies as a sinusoidal function of time and of the distance from some fixed plane. It...
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Frequency selective surface (redirect from Bloch wave – MoM method)
amplitudes on the surface of the scatterers. Bloch wave - MoM is similar in principle to the plane wave expansion method, but since it additionally employs the...
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Plane wave expansion method (PWE) refers to a computational technique in electromagnetics to solve the Maxwell's equations by formulating an eigenvalue...
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expansion, also known as the Weyl identity or angular spectrum expansion, expresses an outgoing spherical wave as a linear combination of plane waves...
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It is useful in physics (for example, to convert between plane waves and cylindrical waves), and in signal processing (to describe FM signals). This...
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dispersion method also exploited plane wave expansion but formulates Maxwell's equation as an eigenproblem for the wave vector k while the frequency ω {\displaystyle...
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Scattering amplitude (section Partial wave expansion)
is the probability amplitude of the outgoing spherical wave relative to the incoming plane wave in a stationary-state scattering process. Scattering in...
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assumed to take the form of a plane wave of wave number k, which can be decomposed into partial waves using the plane-wave expansion in terms of spherical Bessel...
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}}{\omega _{s}}}={\frac {1}{\gamma (1-0)}}={\frac {1}{\gamma }}} Plane-wave expansion Plane of incidence Physics example: Harris, Benenson, Stöcker (2002)...
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can refer to: Pete Waterman Entertainment, a British record label Plane wave expansion method, an analytical procedure used in physics Political Warfare...
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example is the waves that are created on the membrane of a drum. The waves propagate in directions that are parallel to the membrane plane, but each point...
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[S_{i},L_{j}]=0} . After the plane-wave expansion, the photon spin can be re-expressed in a simple and intuitive form in the wave-vector space S = ℏ ∫ d 3...
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Holographic Interferometry, 2004, Wiley-VCH In-plane vibrations of a rectangular plate: Plane wave expansion modelling and experiment, A.Arreola-Lucas, J...
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physical waves in finite domains. A plane wave is an important mathematical idealization where the disturbance is identical along any (infinite) plane normal...
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The linearized augmented-plane-wave method (LAPW) is an implementation of Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) adapted to periodic materials. It typically...
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increased expansion may be achieved through an expansion fan, also known as a Prandtl–Meyer expansion fan. The accompanying expansion wave may approach...
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These plane wave solutions form a basis for the Fourier components of ψ ( x ) {\displaystyle \psi (x)} , allowing for the general expansion of the wave function...
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source, when they can be considered plane waves in the region of interest, the first kind consists of expansions and compressions in the direction perpendicular...
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relativity, the monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave spacetime is the analog of the monochromatic plane waves known from Maxwell's theory. The precise...
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the Stokes expansion – obtained approximate solutions for nonlinear wave motion. Stokes's wave theory is of direct practical use for waves on intermediate...
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use the Weyl (chiral) representation for the Dirac matrices. The plane wave expansion is ψ ( x ) = ∫ d 3 p ( 2 π ) 3 2 E ∑ λ = 0 3 ( a ^ p , λ ϵ λ ( p...
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{\displaystyle z_{n}} are spherical Bessel functions, with help of plane wave expansion one can obtain the following integral relations: N p m n ( 1 ) (...
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wavelength is large compared to the water depth – the Stokes expansion is more appropriate for short waves (when the wavelength is of the same order as the water...
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plane defined by a unit normal vector n = k k . {\displaystyle \mathbf {n} ={\mathbf {k} \over k}.} Then planar traveling wave solutions of the wave equations...
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A seismic wave is a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake (or...
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Basis set (chemistry) (section Plane-wave basis sets)
approach), which is the usual choice within the quantum chemistry community; plane waves which are typically used within the solid state community, or real-space...
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(two-way) wave equation can be quite complicated. Still, it can be analyzed as a linear combination of simple solutions that are sinusoidal plane waves with...
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Bloch's theorem (redirect from Bloch wave)
the Schrödinger equation in a periodic potential can be expressed as plane waves modulated by periodic functions. The theorem is named after the Swiss...
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