Comments on Localized and Integral Localized Approximations in Spherical Coordinates

Gerard Gouesbet, James A. Lock

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    Abstract

    Localized approximation procedures are efficient ways to evaluate beam shape coefficients of laser beams, and are particularly useful when other methods are ineffective or inefficient. Comments on these procedures are, however, required in order to help researchers make correct decisions concerning their use. This paper has the flavor of a short review and takes the opportunity to attract the attention of the readers to a required refinement of terminology.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy Radiative Transfer
    Volume179
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 1 2016

    Keywords

    • Localized approximations; Beam shape coefficients; Generalized Lorenz-Mie theories

    Disciplines

    • Physics

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