Abstract

A new resolvent kernel method is presented for solving the problem of electromagnetic scattering from irregular homogeneous particles. This method has an advantage over other methods in that an integrodifferential equation with a simple initial condition is solved to give a resolvent kernel matrix for a complete range of refractive indices for a fixed particle size. This matrix can then be used to calculate both near and far fields for any incident wave. Results are presented for a homogeneous cube in random orientation and compared with microwave analog measurements.

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