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For some purposes, both analytical and numerical, it is useful to transform the linear second order differential equation for the wave amplitude into a non-linear first order Riccati type differential equation for a quantity related to the reflection amplitude. The advantage lies in dealing directly with the quantity one wants to calculate. A disadvantage is the non-linearity of the resulting equations.
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Lekner, J. (1987). Equations for the reflection amplitudes. In: Theory of Reflection of Electromagnetic and Particle Waves. Developments in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7748-9_5
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