Chapter 2. Parabolic Approximation to the Wave Equation

  1. Alexander Kukushkin

Published Online: 6 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527603816.ch2

Book Title

Radio Wave Propagation in the Marine Boundary Layer

Radio Wave Propagation in the Marine Boundary Layer

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Kukushkin, A. (2005) Parabolic Approximation to the Wave Equation, in Radio Wave Propagation in the Marine Boundary Layer, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527603816.ch2

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  1. Gordon, NSW 2072, Australia

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 6 JUN 2005
  2. Published Print: 27 JUL 2004

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Print ISBN: 9783527404582

Online ISBN: 9783527603817

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Keywords:

  • wave equation;
  • parabolic approximation to the wave equation;
  • wave propagation;
  • stratified medium;
  • stratified troposphere;
  • refractive index;
  • Green function;
  • Feynman path integrals;
  • Fock's theory;
  • evaporation duct

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Analytical Methods in the Problems of Wave Propagation in a Stratified and Random Medium

  • Parabolic Approximation to a Wave Equation in a Stratified Troposphere Filled with Turbulent Fluctuations of the Refractive Index

  • Green Function for a Parabolic Equation in a Stratified Medium

  • Feynman Path Integrals in the Problems of Wave Propagation in Random Media

  • Numerical Methods of Parabolic Equations

  • Basics of Fock's Theory

  • Fock's Theory of the Evaporation Duct

  • References

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