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The asymptotic description of linear dispersive pulse propagation phenomena in lossy dielectrics is critically dependent upon the dominant contribution (i.e. the contribution with the least exponential decay) to the propagated field behavior at a given space-time point.
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Oughstun, K.E., Laurens, J.E.K., Balictsis, C.M. (1993). Asymptotic Description of Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation in a Linear Dispersive Medium. In: Bertoni, H.L., Carin, L., Felsen, L.B. (eds) Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2870-8_26
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