An Efficient Computational Technique for the Electromagnetic Scattering by Prolate Spheroids
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Analysis
3. Numerical Results and Discussion
3.1. TE Polarization
3.2. TM Polarization
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tognolatti, L.; Ponti, C.; Santarsiero, M.; Schettini, G. An Efficient Computational Technique for the Electromagnetic Scattering by Prolate Spheroids. Mathematics 2022, 10, 1761. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101761
Tognolatti L, Ponti C, Santarsiero M, Schettini G. An Efficient Computational Technique for the Electromagnetic Scattering by Prolate Spheroids. Mathematics. 2022; 10(10):1761. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101761
Chicago/Turabian StyleTognolatti, Ludovica, Cristina Ponti, Massimo Santarsiero, and Giuseppe Schettini. 2022. "An Efficient Computational Technique for the Electromagnetic Scattering by Prolate Spheroids" Mathematics 10, no. 10: 1761. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101761