• DocumentCode
    1407565
  • Title

    A physical interpretation of the equivalence theorem

  • Author

    Booysen, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Grintek Antennas, South Africa
  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1260
  • Lastpage
    1262
  • Abstract
    A physical interpretation of the equivalence theorem is presented. A simple example is used to show that the external and internal equivalence cases are analogous to incident, reflected, and transmitted wave problems in the geometrical optics sense.
  • Keywords
    dielectric bodies; electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave scattering; electromagnetic wave transmission; geometrical optics; electromagnetic plane wave; equivalence theorem; external equivalence; geometrical optics; incident wave problem; internal equivalence; physical interpretation; planar dielectric interface; reflected wave problem; scattering problem; transmitted wave problem; Africa; Current density; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic scattering; Geometrical optics; Magnetic fields; Optical scattering; Region 1; Region 2; Two dimensional displays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.884497
  • Filename
    884497