Certain Transmission and Reflection Theorems

Abstract

The well‐known relation between the total energy cross section of a scatterer and its forward scattered amplitude is extended to obtain an approximate transmission coefficient for a uniform planar distribution of parallel cylinders. An analogous reflection theorem for an arbitrary cylindrical boss on a perfectly reflecting plane is then derived; here the total cross ssction of the boss is related to the scattering amplitude in the specular direction of reflection of the plane. This is extended to obtain an approximate reflection coefficient for a uniform distribution of cylindrical bosses on a plane.