A Numerical Method for the Integration of the Equations Governing the Propagation of E.M. Waves in a Plane Stratified Magnetoionic Medium

Abstract

The behaviour of the horizontal components of the fields of E.M. waves in an horizontally stratified magneto- ionic medium depends on the Clemmow and Heading (C.H.) vectorial equation ††

$$\frac{{de}}{{dz}} = - i{k_o}Te$$

where

$$c = {E_x}{f_1} + {H_x}{f_2} + {H_y}{f_3} - {E_y}{f_4}$$

in a four dimensional basis system and where T is the propagation matrix.

This work has been supported in part by the Fonds de la Recherche fondamentale colelctive (grant n° 815).