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We shall first derive general results, that is those valid for an arbitrary interfacial profile (Sections 2-1 to 2-3); some of these results will be restricted to non-absorbing interfaces and substrates. The remainder of the chapter is devoted to important special profiles for which the reflection amplitude may be obtained exactly. Both the general and the specific exact results are useful in testing approximate theories and numerical calculations.
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Lekner, J. (1987). Exact results. In: Theory of Reflection of Electromagnetic and Particle Waves. Developments in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7748-9_2
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