Scattering and Diffraction by Wedges 2: The Wiener-Hopf Solution - Advanced Applications

The book has a dual purpose. The first is to expose a general methodology to solve problems of electromagnetism in geometries constituted of angular regions. The second is to bring the solutions of some canonical problems of fundamental importance in modern electromagnetic engineering with the use of the Wiener-Hopf technique. In particular, the general mathematical methodology is very ingenious and original. It is based on sophisticated and attractive procedures exploiting simple and advanced properties of analytical functions. Once the reader has acquired the methodology, she/he can easily obtain the solution of the canonical problems reported in the book. The book can be appealing also to readers who are not directly interested in the detailed mathematical methodology and/ or in electromagnetics. In fact the same methodology can be extended to acoustics and elasticity problems. Moreover, the proposed practical problems with their solutions constitute a list of reference solutions and can be of interests in engineering production in the field of radio propagations, electromagnetic compatibility and radar technologies.

Vito G. Daniele is Emeritus Professor at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He has been a guest speaker at several international symposia and a reviewer for many international journals. His research focuses on analytical and approximation methods for the evaluation of electromagnetic fields.

Guido Lombardi holds a PhD in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, where he is Associate Professor. He also acts as an IEEE TAP Track Editor, an IEEE Senior Member and the ICEAA-IEEE APWC Conference Publication Chair. He was a 2019 Program Organizer at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, UK and 2018–2019 IEEE TAP Guest-Editor on Radio Wave Propagation. His research comprises computational EM, diffraction and microwave components.