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The Inverse Scattering Problem in Structural Determinations

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Inverse Scattering Problems in Optics

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The aim of this contribution is to formulate, and to attempt to construct a solution to, the inverse scattering problem. In Sect.2.1, the fundamental epistemological foundations of this task are outlined. Section 2.2 presents the direct scattering problem, and the mathematical equipment required for treating the inverse problem is given in Sect.2.3.

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Ross, G., Fiddy, M.A., Nieto-Vesperinas, M. (1980). The Inverse Scattering Problem in Structural Determinations. In: Baltes, H.P. (eds) Inverse Scattering Problems in Optics. Topics in Current Physics, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81472-3_2

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