• DocumentCode
    1067762
  • Title

    Nondispersive waves: interpretation and causality

  • Author

    Hillion, Pierre T M

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Henri Poincare, Paris, France
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1031
  • Lastpage
    1035
  • Abstract
    It is proved that the focus wave modes are only a subclass of a larger class of nondispersive waves. Then these nondispersive waves are interpreted in the framework of Goursat´s theory of boundary value problems where data are given on the characteristics of the wave equation. Finally, from the remark that causality requires only that no effect precede the cause, it is proved that there is no casual dilemma for the nondispersive waves
  • Keywords
    boundary-value problems; electromagnetic waves; physics fundamentals; wave equations; Goursat´s theory; boundary value problems; causality; electromagnetic waves; focus wave modes; nondispersive waves; wave equation; Attenuation; Boundary value problems; Frequency; Maxwell equations; Partial differential equations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.166527
  • Filename
    166527