Title :
Image theory for chiral bodies
Author :
Kluskens, Michael S. ; Newman, Edward H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
fDate :
5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Image theory for a chiral body over a perfect electric or magnetic conducting ground plane is developed using the chiral volume equivalence theorem and conventional image theory for electric and magnetic currents. It is shown that the image of the chiral body has the same material parameters as the original body, except that the chirality admittance of the image is the negative of the original. In essence the mirror image of a chiral object is that object, such as a helix, with the opposite handedness. Alternatively, the same results can be obtained using tensor analysis
Keywords :
antenna theory; electromagnetic field theory; electromagnetic waves; antenna theory; chiral body; chiral volume equivalence theorem; chirality admittance; conventional image theory; electromagnetism; magnetic conducting ground plane; magnetic currents; mirror image; perfect electric conducting ground plane; tensor analysis; Acceleration; Antennas and propagation; Conducting materials; Dielectric materials; Doppler effect; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Magnetic materials; Mirrors;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on