Comment on "Radial dependence of radiation from a bounded source" by Kirk T. McDonald

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dc.creatorArdavan, A.
dc.creatorArdavan, H.
dc.creatorSingleton, J.
dc.date2006-10-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:29:54Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:29:54Z
dc.descriptionThe purpose of this note is to point out that McDonald's criticism of our work \cite{r1} is based on a circular argument. In order to show that the field of a bounded source falls off as $f(θ,ϕ)/r$ in the far zone, McDonald uses a Huygens-Kirchhoff diffraction integral whose derivation (from Maxwell's equations) already entails assuming a fall-off of this form for the field at infinity \cite{r2}. ($r$, $θ$ and $ϕ$ are the spherical polar coordinates centred on a point within the source, and $f$ is a factor independent of $r$.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0610085
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0610085
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/118287
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleComment on "Radial dependence of radiation from a bounded source" by Kirk T. McDonald
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