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Ray tracing in an anisotropic absorbing medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Kurt Suchy†
Kurt Suchy†
Affiliation:
Groupe do Recherches lonosphériques du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 4 avenue de Neptune, 94 Saint-Maur, France
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Abstract

With the generalized group velocity vg = Re (∂ω/∂k) for media with moderate absorption, derived in a previous paper, the Hamilton equations for group propagation in non-absorbing media are generalized to include moderate absorption. They contain directional derivatives not only in the direction of v but also in the direction of Im (∂ω/∂k). Two iterative computational methods are presented for ray tracing with the generalized Hamilton equations.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , August 1972 , pp. 53 - 65
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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