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A generalized Milne solution for the correlation effects of multiple light scattering with polarization

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The Wiener-Hopf method is used to obtain a generalized Milne solution for scalar and electromagnetic fields with single-scattering anisotropy. For the scalar field, the solution found for the time correlation function and the interference component of backscattering is in good agreement with available experimental data. A solution of the Milne problem is constructed for the electromagnetic field. Given anisotropy, the generalized Milne equation is solved in the P 1 approximation for the quantity that describes the degree of depolarization of the scattered light. It is shown that the depolarization of the scattered light can change sign at large anisotropies.

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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 123, No. 5, 2003, pp. 929–945.

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Kuzmin, V.L., Aksenova, E.V. A generalized Milne solution for the correlation effects of multiple light scattering with polarization. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 96, 816–831 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1581936

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