Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation in Causal Dielectrics

This research monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory of the propagation of transient electromagnetic fields (such as ultrashort, ultrawide-band pulses) through homogeneous, isotropic, locally linear media which exhibit both dispersion and absorption. The subject of the book is two-fold: Part I presents a detailed rigorous treatment of the fundamental theory of electromagnetic pulse propagation in causally dispersive media that is applicable to dielectric, conducting, or semiconducting media. Part II provides a detailed asymptotic description of plane-wave pulse propagation in a causal dielectric and provides a rigorous account of the signal velocity of a pulse in a dispersive medium.