Analysis of the Signals’ Polarization of Radiopolarimetric Navigation Systems Using Coordinate Components

Abstract

In Sect. 1.2, a four-dimensional vector $\vec{E} = \left( {x_{1} x_{2} x_{3} x_{4} } \right)^{\text{T}}$ defined by Eqs. (1.21)–(1.22) is introduced as one of the possible representations of radio wave polarization. The use of vector $\vec{E}$ is convenient, firstly, because the consideration is conducted in the real domain and, secondly, because it is easy to build correct mathematical models of real physical processes for it. However, the use of the vector $\vec{E}$ is suitable to carry out when the researcher has a good computing technique.