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Quasi-specular reflection from particulate media
Specular reflection is known to play an important role in many fields of
scattering applications, e.g., in remote sensing, computer graphics,
optimization of visual appearance of industrial products. Usually it can be
assumed that the object has a solid surface and that the properties of the
surface will dictate the behavior of the specular component. In this study I
will show that media consisting of wavelength-sized particles can also have a
quasi-specular reflection in cases where there is ordered structure in the
media. I will also show that the quasi-specular reflection in particulate media
is more than just a surface effect, and planar particle arrangement below the
very surface can give arise to quasi-specular reflection. This study shows that
the quasi-specular reflection may contribute in some cases in the
backscattering direction, together with coherent backscattering and
shadow-hiding effects
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Visualisation and Grid applications of electromagnetic scattering from aircraft
Proceedings of the 2003 UK e-Science All Hands Meeting, 31st August - 3rd September, Nottingham UKElectromagnetic scattering behaviour plays a central role in the design
of aircraft and other complex structures. This paper describes progress on
visualisation tools in this area and on initial development of a web portal
to enable scientists at remote locations to collaborate
Multipolar Origin of the Unexpected Transverse Force Resulting from Two-Wave Interference
We propose a theoretical study on the electromagnetic forces resulting from
the superposition of a TE and TM plane waves interacting with a sphere.
Specifically, we first show that, under such an illumination condition, the
sphere is subjected to a force transverse to the propagation direction of the
waves. We then analyze the physical origin of this counter-intuitive behavior
using a multipolar decomposition of the electromagnetic modes involved in that
scattering process. This analysis reveals that interference effects, due to the
two-wave illumination, lead to a Kerker-like asymmetric scattering behavior
resulting in this peculiar transverse force
The wave impedance of an atomically thin crystal
I propose an expression for the electromagnetic wave impedance of a
two-dimensional atomic crystal, and I deduce the Fresnel coefficients in terms
of this quantity. It is widely known that a two-dimensional crystal can absorb
light, if its conductivity is different from zero. It is less emphasized that
they can also store a certain amount of electromagnetic energy. The concept of
impedance is useful to quantify this point
Matter and Interactions: a particle physics perspective
In classical mechanics matter and fields are completely separated. Matter
interacts with fields. For particle physicists this is not the case. Both
matter and fields are represented by particles. Fundamental interactions are
mediated by particles exchanged between matter particles. In this paper we
explain why particle physicists believe in such a picture, introducing the
technique of Feynman diagrams starting from very basic and popular analogies
with classical mechanics, making the physics of elementary particles
comprehensible even to high school students, the only prerequisite being the
knowledge of the conservation of mechanical energy.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, Lecture given to degree students other than
physicists during outreach seminars. Vers. 2 has better figure placement and
an acknowledge section, as well as corrections in the bibliograh
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