The Wiener-Hopf Solution of the Isotropic Penetrable Wedge Problem: Diffraction and Total Field

The diffraction of an incident plane wave by an isotropic penetrable wedge is studied using generalized Wiener-Hopf equations, and the solution is obtained using analytical and numerical-analytical approaches that reduce the Wiener-Hopf factorization to Fredholm integral equations of second kind. Mathematical aspects are described in a unified and consistent theory for angular region problems. The formulation is presented in the general case of skew incidence and several numerical tests at normal incidence are reported to validate the new technique. The solutions consider engineering applications in terms of GTD/UTD diffraction coefficients and total fields.

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