A new look at the description of the phenomenon of electromagnetic wave radiation as a phase transition of a quasi-static field state (near zone) in the field of running wave (far zone) is suggested. It is demonstrated that the boundary of this transition, called the causal surface, is sufficiently localized. The position of the causal surface depends on the chosen radiation frequency. The skin layer in media with strong absorption is formed at the boundary of the causal surface, and this can be used for depth sensing of such media.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 95–100, December, 2016.
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Yakubov, V.P., Vaiman, E.V. & Prasath, A. Phase Transition in the Process of Formation of Electromagnetic Radiation. Russ Phys J 59, 2087–2093 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-017-1018-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-017-1018-6