Transient Aspects of Wave Propagation Connected with Spatial Coherence

Ezzat G. Bakhoum and Cristian Toma

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013, vol. 2013, 1-5

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This study presents transient aspects of light wave propagation connected with spatial coherence. It is shown that reflection and refraction phenomena involve spatial patterns which are created within a certain transient time interval. After this transient time interval, these patterns act like a memory, determining the wave vector for subsequent sets of reflected/refracted waves. The validity of this model is based on intuitive aspects regarding phase conservation of energy for waves reflected/refracted by multiple centers in a certain material medium.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1155/2013/691257

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