Abstract
Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (WD IZMIRAN), Kaliningrad, Russia There are two approaches for radio wave ray tracing when the endpoints of the ray are fixed. The standard approach is the shooting method where a ray is sent out in some direction and its landing point is used to modify the shooting direction and obtain the desired endpoint. However, there is no systematic, universal algorithm for refining the shooting direction. Another approach is based on direct utilization of the variational principle for the optical path (Fermat's principle). The idea is to transform an arbitrary trajectory to an optimal one, while the endpoints of the trajectory are kept fixed according to the boundary conditions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, URSI AT-RASC 2015 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789090086286 |
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Publication status | Published - 21 Oct 2015 |
Event | 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, URSI AT-RASC 2015 - Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 16 May 2015 → 24 May 2015 |
Publication series
Name | 2015 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, URSI AT-RASC 2015 |
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Conference
Conference | 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, URSI AT-RASC 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Gran Canaria |
Period | 16/05/15 → 24/05/15 |
Bibliographical note
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