Method for Describing the Angular Distribution of Optical Radiation Scattered by a Monolayer of Ordered Spherical Particles (Normal Illumination)

We have developed a method for describing the angular distribution of intensity of radiation scattered by a monolayer of homogeneous spatially ordered monodisperse spherical particles normally illuminated by a plane circularly polarized electromagnetic wave. The method is based on the quasicrystalline approximation (QCA) of the theory of multiple scattering of waves (TMSW) using the multipole expansion of fields and the tensor Green function in vectorial spherical wavefunctions. The method is applied for analyzing the characteristics of radiation scattered by a partially ordered monolayer and a monolayer with a nonideal lattice. The results of calculations are compared with the available experimental data on the position of the first-order diffraction peak on the angular and spectral dependences of the intensity of radiation scattered by a closely packed monolayer with a nonideal triangular lattice of SiO₂ particles. Good conformity of the results has been established.     

狭窄波束型高频引力辐射与电磁场的作用效应

从弱引力场的Einstein-Maxwell方程出发,讨论了晶体空间阵列的狭窄波束型高频引力辐射与电磁场的作用效应,并给出了扰动解。计算表明,在TT(Transvese Traceless)坐标系中,最优辐射方向的引力波束是纯十型极化的,并可使同频的电磁波产生倍频的扰动效应,使静态电磁场产生与时间成线性关系的累积扰动效应。对于任意方向上的引力辐射波束,在垂直于引力波矢的平面内仍然是纯十型极化的。在高频辐射和实验室典型尺度条件下,TT坐标系与Fermi坐标系的差异是可以忽略的。 关键词：     

Scattering of typical particles by beam shape in oblique illumination

The expansions of the incident arbitrary beam shape in spherical, spheroidal and cylindrical coordinates in the general case of oblique illumination are presented. The scattered electromagnetic fields of typical particles of arbitrary orientation illuminated with a beam shape are provided. The numerical results of the normalized scattering cross section are evaluated.     

Manifestation of the second-order alignment in light scattering by polarized atoms

An expression for the cross section of light scattering by axisymmetrically aligned atomic systems is derived in a compact form. The cross section under consideration is proportional to the state multipole of the fourth rank. The effect of the second-order alignment determined by the fourth-rank state multipole on the polarization and the angular distribution of scattered light is investigated. The polarization of incident light can be arbitrary and, in the general case, is specified by the Stokes parameters. In particular, it is demonstrated that the second-order alignment cannot induce circular polarization of scattered light and does not influence the dissipation-induced effects of circular dichroism associated with the first-order alignment but leads to a change in the angular distribution and the degree of linear polarization of the scattered light.     

Second-order orientation effects in light scattering by polarized atoms

A compact expression is derived for the part of the cross section for light scattering by axisymmetrically polarized atomic systems proportional to the third-rank state multipole. The effect of the second-order orientation determined by this state multipole on the polarization and angular distribution of the scattered light is studied. The polarization of the incident light can be arbitrary and is specified by the Stokes parameters. A number of orientation effects in the scattering process are shown to be induced precisely by the second-order orientation. In particular, when nonpolarized light is scattered by an oriented atom, the scattering intensity in the perpendicular direction depends on the second-order orientation alone. The second-order orientation also preserves circular dichroism in the linear polarization of the forward-and back-scattered light.     

Coherent effects in the incoherent channel of resonant radiation scattering from excited atoms

Scattering of a resonance electromagnetic field from excited atoms cannot be described by the semiclassical theory of radiation operating with nonquantized electromagnetic fields. Field quantization effects are manifested in this case on the macroscopic level and lead to evolution of statistical properties of radiation in the course of scattering. It is found that a combined process coupling elastic scattering from an atom and induced emission from the same atom, which cannot be studied by the methods of the standard perturbation theory, plays a significant role in this effect. The process of combined scattering in extended media exhibits coherent properties that cannot be described by the standard refractive index.     

Approximate radiative solutions of the Einstein equations

In this paper the external field of a bounded source emitting gravitational radiation has been considered. A successive approximation method has been used to integrate the Einstein equations in Bondi's coordinates. A method of separation of angular variables has been worked out and the approximate Einstein equations have been reduced to the key equations (3.8)–(3.10). The losses of mass, momentum, and angular momentum due to gravitational multipole radiation have been found. It has been demonstrated that in the case of proper treatment a real mass occurs instead of a mass aspect in a solution of the Einstein equations. In Appendix C Bondi's news function has been given in terms of sources.     

Ratios of magnetic charge to charge and of magnetic mass to mass

It is shown that, unlike the case of (vacuum) solutions describing isolated bodies, conformal Killing fields are not excluded by the structure of vacuum gravitational magnetic monopoles at null infinity. The resulting dilation must be constant. This brings support to the viewpoint that such solutions might have a role to play in the understanding of gravitational entropy and time's arrow. If, in addition, a Maxwellian magnetic monopole (Dirac string singularity) is available, the ratio of the total magnetic charge (magnetic mass) over the total electric charge (mass) can be identified. This common feature between the gravitational and the electromagnetic interaction finds its origin in the space-time topology.     

Generalization of the optical theorem for an arbitrary multipole in the presence of a transparent half-space

The optical theorem is generalized to the case of excitation of a local inhomogeneity introduced in a transparent substrate by a multipole of arbitrary order. It is shown that, to calculate the generalized extinction cross section, it is sufficient to calculate the derivatives of the scattered field at a single point by adding a constant and a definite integral. Apart from general scientific interest, the proposed generalization makes it possible to calculate the absorption cross section by subtracting the scattering cross section from the extinction cross section. The latter fact is important, because the scattered field in the far zone contains no Sommerfeld integrals. In addition, the proposed generalization allows one to test computer modules for the case where a lossless inhomogeneity is considered.     

Spectrum of relativistic radiation from electric charges and dipoles as they fall freely into a black hole

The motion of electric charges and dipoles falling radially and freely into a Schwarzschild black hole is considered. The inverse effect of the electromagnetic fields on the black hole is neglected. Since the dipole is assumed to be a point particle, the deformation due to the action of tidal forces on it is neglected. According to the theorem stating that “black holes have no hair”, the multipole electromagnetic fields should be completely radiated as a multipole falls into a black hole. The electromagnetic radiation power spectrum for these multipoles (a monopole and a dipole) has been found. Differences have been found in the spectra for different orientations of the falling dipole. A general method has been developed to find the radiated multipole electromagnetic fields for multipoles (including higher-order multipoles—quadrupoles, etc.) falling freely into a black hole. The calculated electromagnetic spectra can be compared with observational data from stellar-mass and smaller black holes.     

Pauli equation for a particle in metric and electromagnetic fields

A Pauli theory (Pauli equation and definition of probability current and density) for a particle in weak metric and arbitrary electromagnetic fields is treated. To formulate non-relativistic quantum mechanical problems in arbitrary electromagnetic fields and weak metrics (non-inertial systems, gravitational fields which are distant fields of arbitrary distribution of masses, gravitational waves) it is not necessary to make use of the general-relativistic Dirac equation. Close analogies to the known Pauli theory with electromagnetic fields exist. For different metric fields the corresponding Hamiltonians are given. For quantum systems (H-atoms) which are disturbed by a homogeneous gravitational field and a gravitational wave the resulting shift of energy levels and the transition probability is calculated.     

Lagrangian dynamics of spinning particles and polarized media in general relativity

The general form of the Lagrangian equations of motion is derived for a spinning particle having arbitrary multipole structure in arbitrary external fields. It is then shown how these equations, together with the complete system of field equations can be recovered from a fourdimensional action integral representing a polarized dustlike medium interacting with an arbitrary set of fields. These general results are then specialized to the case of Einstein-Maxwell fields in order to obtain the general-relativistic extension of Lorentz's dielectric theory.     

Acoustic scattering by multiple elliptical cylinders using collocation multipole method

This paper presents the collocation multipole method for the acoustic scattering induced by multiple elliptical cylinders subjected to an incident plane sound wave. To satisfy the Helmholtz equation in the elliptical coordinate system, the scattered acoustic field is formulated in terms of angular and radial Mathieu functions which also satisfy the radiation condition at infinity. The sound-soft or sound-hard boundary condition is satisfied by uniformly collocating points on the boundaries. For the sound-hard or Neumann conditions, the normal derivative of the acoustic pressure is determined by using the appropriate directional derivative without requiring the addition theorem of Mathieu functions. By truncating the multipole expansion, a finite linear algebraic system is derived and the scattered field can then be determined according to the given incident acoustic wave. Once the total field is calculated as the sum of the incident field and the scattered field, the near field acoustic pressure along the scatterers and the far field scattering pattern can be determined. For the acoustic scattering of one elliptical cylinder, the proposed results match well with the analytical solutions. The proposed scattered fields induced by two and three elliptical–cylindrical scatterers are critically compared with those provided by the boundary element method to validate the present method. Finally, the effects of the convexity of an elliptical scatterer, the separation between scatterers and the incident wave number and angle on the acoustic scattering are investigated.     

Densities of electron’s continuum in gravitational and electromagnetic fields

Relativistic dynamics of distributed mass and charge densities of the extended classical particle is considered for arbitrary gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Both geodesic and field gravitational equations can be derived by variation of the same Lagrange density in the classical action of a nonlocal particle distributed over its radial field. Vector geodesic relations for material space densities are contraction consequences of tensor gravitational equations for continuous sources and their fields. Classical four-flows of elementary material space depend on local electromagnetic fourpotentials for charged densities, as in quantum theory. Besides the Lorentz force, these potentials result in two more accelerating factors vanishing under equilibrium internal stresses within the continuous particle.     

Gravitational mass and energy gradient in the ultra-strong magnetic fields

The paper aims to apply the complex octonion to explore the influence of the energy gradient on the Eötvös experiment, impacting the gravitational mass in the ultra-strong magnetic fields. Until now the Eötvös experiment has never been validated under the ultra-strong magnetic field. It is aggravating the existing serious qualms about the Eötvös experiment. According to the electromagnetic and gravitational theory described with the complex octonions, the ultra-strong magnetic field must result in a tiny variation of the gravitational mass. The magnetic field with the gradient distribution will generate the energy gradient. These influencing factors will exert an influence on the state of equilibrium in the Eötvös experiment. That is, the gravitational mass will depart from the inertial mass to a certain extent, in the ultra-strong magnetic fields. Only under exceptional circumstances, especially in the case of the weak field strength, the gravitational mass may be equal to the inertial mass approximately. The paper appeals intensely to validate the Eötvös experiment in the ultra-strong electromagnetic strengths. It is predicted that the physical property of gravitational mass will be distinct from that of inertial mass.     

Elastic scattering amplitude of a scalar particle in a plane wave field

The elastic scattering amplitude of a scalar particle in an arbitrary plane wave electromagnetic field is obtained in the form of a double integral by the method of dispersion relations. Particular cases of giving the plane wave field are investigated. It is shown that the existence of scalar particle radiation in an arbitrary plane wave electromagnetic field results in elastic scattering, whose amplitude determines the change in particle mass in this field.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 32–37, May, 1990.     

Electrodynamics in the general theory of relativity 2. Properties of asymptotically planar spaces with electromagnetic radiation

The Newman-Penrose method is used to study the asymptotic behavior of spaces with finite sources and electromagnetic and gravitational radiation. Expansions are found for the Maxwell and Weyl tensors and for the metric in inverse powers of distance from the system of sources. The total energy of the system, including the energy of the gravitational and electromagnetic fields, is defined for a particular case.Translated from Izvestiya VUZ. Fizika, No. 3, pp. 7–14, March, 1970.     

Generation of a continuum and stimulated Raman scattering harmonics during scattering of electromagnetic radiation of relativistic intensity

A theory of the propagation instability of plane, monochromatic, circularly polarized electromagnetic waves of relativistic intensity in matter is developed for a spatially three-dimensional geometry including arbitrary polarization of the scattered radiation. Harmonic generation owing to striction and relativistic nonlinearity is examined, as well as scattering owing to electron recoil, the decay instability of the harmonics with formation of scattered electromagnetic waves (Stokes components of the stimulated Raman scattering and plasmons), the interaction of electromagnetic waves in the plasma (antistokes stimulated Raman scattering), and the generation of a radiative continuum. The transition of the three-dimensional theory to a one-dimensional problem in the nonrelativistic limit is discussed. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 113, 2034–2046 (June 1998)     

Discrimination of surface and bulk scattering of arbitrary level based on angle-resolved ellipsometry: Theoretical analysis

An experimental procedure, which was found to be valid for both low-level and high-level scattering of random media, was recently shown to directly discriminate between surface and bulk scattering origin [O. Gilbert, C. Deumie, C. Amra, Angle-resolved ellipsometry of scattering patterns from arbitrary surfaces and bulk materials, Opt. Express 13 (2005) 2403]. The method is based on the ellipsometric measurement of the scattered field over the scattering angle and the analysis of the obtained relative phase shift between s and p polarizations. In the case of low-level scattering, the results were already known and have been explained by first order electromagnetic theories. However, information detailing high-level scattering is scarce. Using rigorous electromagnetic theory, we examined high-level scattering. The differential method enabled us to validate the experimental observations of Gilbert et al. (2005) and explore the limits of validity of the discrimination technique.