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Waves in one-dimensional random media

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  • Reflection Coefficient
  • Power Spectral Density
  • Random Medium
  • Infinitesimal Generator
  • Random Inhomogeneity

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Papanicolaou, G.C. (1988). Waves in one-dimensional random media. In: Hennequin, PL. (eds) École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour XV–XVII, 1985–87. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1362. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0086181

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