Abstract: Exact analytical solutions of canonical electromagnetic scattering problems that have been developed in the last 30 years are reviewed to emphasize that many geometrical shapes exist for the ...

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Researchers from The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a novel computational framework that addresses a longstanding challenge in statistical physics. The ...

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