to Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering by K. I. Hopcraft Department of
Theoretical Mechanics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U. K. and
P. R. Smith Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
University of Technology, Loughborough, U. K. Springer-Science+Business
Media, B. V. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hopcraft, K. I. An lntroductlon to electromagnetic inverse scattering I
by K. I. Hopcraft and P. R. Smith. p. cm. -- (Developments in
electromagnetic theory and application; 7) Includes blbliographical
references and index. ISBN 978-90-481-4070-1 1. Electromagnetic
waves--Scattering. 2. Inverse scattering transform. I. Smith, P. R., Ph.
D. II. Title. III. Series: DevelopNents in electromagnetic theory and
applications; 7. OC665. S3H67 1992 539. 2--dc20 92-23966 ISBN
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 What is
inverse scattering? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 Why study
inverse scattering? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 3 An historical
sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 4 How to
solve inverse problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Definitions and
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Electromagnetic wave equations . . . . .
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