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Scattering by Obstacles

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Partial Differential Equations II

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In this chapter we study the phenomenon of scattering by a compact obstacle in Euclidean space ℝ3. We restrict attention to the three-dimensional case, though a similar analysis can be given for obstacles in ℝ n whenever n is odd. The Huygens principle plays an important role in part of the analysis, and for that part the situation for n even is a little more complicated, though a theory exists there also.

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Taylor, M.E. (1996). Scattering by Obstacles. In: Partial Differential Equations II. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 116. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4187-2_3

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