Abstract The relation between corresponding trigonometric functions in two rotating coordinate systems is presented. The transformation formula for a vector in the two rotating spherical coordinate systems is obtained. The scattering fields for a spherical target irradiated by a plane electromagnetic wave in an arbitrary direction are derived. These fields in a particular case retrogress to those available in the literature. The obtained results have great potential in practical applications.
Received: 22 April 2005
Revised: 29 August 2005
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Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60171010), and the Education Office of Shaaxi Province (Grant No 03JK070).
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Li Ying-Le (李应乐), Huang Ji-Ying (黄际英) The scattering fields for a spherical target irradiated by a plane electromagnetic wave in an arbitrary direction 2006 Chinese Physics 15 281
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