complex amplitude method
1Complex number — A complex number can be visually represented as a pair of numbers forming a vector on a diagram called an Argand diagram, representing the complex plane. Re is the real axis, Im is the imaginary axis, and i is the square root of –1. A complex… …
2Prony's method — Prony analysis (Prony s method) was developed by Gaspard Riche de Prony in 1795. However, practical use of the method awaited the digital computer [1] . Similar to the Fourier transform, Prony s method extracts valuable information from a… …
3Angular spectrum method — The angular spectrum method is a technique for modeling the propagation of a wave field. This technique involves expanding a complex wave field into a summation of infinite number of plane waves. Its mathematical origins lie in the field of… …
4Rayleigh-Ritz method — In applied mathematics and mechanical engineering, the Rayleigh Ritz method is a widely used, classical method for the calculation of the natural vibration frequency of a structure in the second or higher order. It is a direct variational method… …
5optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …
6Quantum mechanics — For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics …
7Path integral formulation — This article is about a formulation of quantum mechanics. For integrals along a path, also known as line or contour integrals, see line integral. The path integral formulation of quantum mechanics is a description of quantum theory which… …
8Huygens–Fresnel principle — Wave refraction in the manner of Huygens …
9LTI system theory — or linear time invariant system theory is a theory in the field of electrical engineering, specifically in circuits, signal processing, and control theory, that investigates the response of a linear, time invariant system to an arbitrary input… …
10Fourier transform — Fourier transforms Continuous Fourier transform Fourier series Discrete Fourier transform Discrete time Fourier transform Related transforms The Fourier transform is a mathematical operation that decomposes a function into its constituent… …
