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Exactness of the first Born approximation in electromagnetic scattering

Mathematical Physics 2024-09-24 v2 math.MP Optics Quantum Physics

Abstract

For the scattering of plane electromagnetic waves by a general possibly anisotropic stationary linear medium in three dimensions, we give a condition on the permittivity and permeability tensors of the medium under which the first Born approximation yields the exact expression for the scattered wave whenever the incident wavenumber kk does not exceed a pre-assigned value α\alpha. We also show that under this condition the medium is omnidirectionally invisible for kα/2k\leq \alpha/2, i.e., it displays broadband invisibility regardless of the polarization of the incident wave.

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@article{arxiv.2307.10819,
  title  = {Exactness of the first Born approximation in electromagnetic scattering},
  author = {Farhang Loran and Ali Mostafazadeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.10819},
  year   = {2024}
}

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17 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys