Canonical functions of asymptotic diffraction theory associated with symplectic singularities
Volume 39 / 1997
Banach Center Publications 39 (1997), 57-71
DOI: 10.4064/-39-1-57-71
Abstract
A general method of deriving canonical functions for ray field singularities involving caustics, shadow boundaries and their intersections is presented. It is shown that many time-domain canonical functions can be expressed in terms of elementary functions and elliptic integrals.
