Scatterers one meets in the fields are commonly known to have complex shape and structure, and many theoretical methods to treat the interaction of radiation with such particles have been developed. However, most of these approaches are still too computationally demanding for proper modelling of the optical properties of disperse media containing non-spherical inhomogeneuos scatterers. The main idea of this book is to provide a reader with thorough information and various tools to solve the problem. The authors review the contemporary light scattering methods to introduce efficient versions of the fast exact methods as well as of some approximate ones. They also summarise theoretical studies of the applicability ranges of the methods, and formulate and illustrate the principal effects of scatterer shape and structure variations on the optical properties. Cosmic dust, atmospheric aerosols, nanosensors and other scatterers are considered as applications.

Focusses on the problem of light scattering by non-spherical and inhomogeneous particles This books will fill the gap as it offers fast as well as approximate methods Book will supported by a large internet site, providing access to original codes, extended graphics library and other useful sources

Autorentext
Solution of the light scattering problem.- Approximate methods.- Exact methods.- Comparison of the methods.- Applications.- Conclusion.

Klappentext

The main idea of this book is to provide the reader with tools to solve the problem of modeling the interactions between radiation and light scatterers. The authors review contemporary scattering methods and introduce efficient versions of the fast exact methods as well as of some approximate ones. They also summarize theoretical studies of the applicability ranges of the methods, and illustrate the principal effects on optical properties on scatterer shape and structure.

Inhalt

1. Introduction,- 2. Light scattering problem,- 3. Homogeneous spheroids,- 4. Analysis of systems arisen from homogeneous spheroids,- 5. Extremely prolate and oblate spheroids,- 6. Layered spheroids,- 7. Axisymmetric particles,- 8. Layered axisymmetric particles,- 9. Small axisymmetric particles,- 10. Some applications,- 11. References,- 12. Appendices.