Status of the theory of propagation of waves in a Randomly inhomogeneous medium

1. Introduction 3
2. Method of Small Perturbations. First Approximation 6
3. Scattering by Large-scale Inhomogeneities 8
a. Method of Smooth Perturbations 10
b . Parabolic-equation Method 14
c . Markov Approximation 16
d. Distribution Laws of the Fluctuations in the Scattered field 22
4. Theory of Multiple Scattering 23
Bibliography 32

PACS: 94.30.Tz, 94.20.ws, 92.60.Ta, 91.30.Cd, 42.25.Dd, 02.50.Ga (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1971v013n05ABEH004213
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1971/5/a/
Citation: Barabanenkov Yu N, Kravtsov Yu A, Rytov S M, Tamarskiĭ V I "Status of the theory of propagation of waves in a Randomly inhomogeneous medium" Sov. Phys. Usp. 13 551–575 (1971)

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Оригинал: Барабаненков Ю Н, Кравцов Ю А, Рытов С М, Татарский В И «Состояние теории распространения волн в случайно-неоднородной среде» УФН 102 3–42 (1970); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0102.197009a.0003

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