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Using the iteration method, the author obtains the transfer equation for the scattering of electromagnetic waves in a system comprising a large number of statistically independent particles spherical in shape under the condition cσκ−1 ≪ 1∶ c is the density of the number of particles, σ the scattering cross section for a single particle, and κ the wave number. The method is easily extended to the scattering of scalar waves.
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In conclusion the author expresses his thanks to V. E. Zuev and S. D. Tvorogov for their guidance and observations on the study.
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Borovoi, A.G. The iteration method in multiple scattering: The transfer equation. Soviet Physics Journal 9, 27–29 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103181
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