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Discrete dipole approximation

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Template:Linkless The discrete dipole approximation - is one of the most flexible methods for computing scattering of radiation by particles of arbitrary shape.

It allows to calculate extinction, absorption, scattering by particles with complicated refractive index or anisotropy. [1]

Notes and references

  1. ^ E. M. Purcell and C. R. Pennypacker. Scattering and absorption of light by nonspherical dielectric grains. Astrophysical Journal, 186:705, 1973.