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Mishchenko 2006

Mishchenko, M.I., 2006: The electromagnetic optical theorem revisited. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 101, 404-410, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.02.046.

We revisit the optical theorem relevant to the far-field electromagnetic scattering by an arbitrary particle. We compute both the Poynting vector and the energy density of the total field and demonstrate once again that, despite a recent claim to the contrary, the extinction is caused by the interference of the incident and the forward-scattered field. However, caution must be exercised when one describes electromagnetic scattering using a formalism based on the coherency dyad since this approach may lead to unphysical artifacts.

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@article{mi08010f,
  author={Mishchenko, M. I.},
  title={The electromagnetic optical theorem revisited},
  year={2006},
  journal={J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer},
  volume={101},
  pages={404--410},
  doi={10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.02.046},
}

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