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Experimental signatures of classical wave localization in the absence and in the presence of attenuation are analyzed. The different regimes of the attenuation, reflection, and transmission coefficients for the “diffusive” and “localized” regimes are discussed. Apparent contradictory results presented previously by John and Anderson on the renormalization of absorption by localization are reconciled and shown to apply to different situations.
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Sornette, D. Anderson localization and wave absorption. J Stat Phys 56, 669–680 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01016773
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