В. П. Кудин1, И. А. Фаняев2
1 Гомельский государственный технический университет имени П.О. Сухого (г. Гомель, Республика Беларусь)
2 Гомельский государственный университет имени Франциска Скорины (г. Гомель, Республика Беларусь)

1 vkudzin@mail.ru, 2 Fanyaev@gmail.com

Постановка проблемы. В настоящее время за рубежом значительно вырос интерес к методу характеристических мод и увеличилось число решаемых с его помощью задач. Привлекательность этого метода заключается в том, что он дает ясную физическую картину происходящих явлений и возможность построить способы создания конструкций с требуемыми параметрами. Однако в отечественной научной литературе метод характеристических мод не получил пока широкого распространения.

Цель. Исследовать возможности метода характеристических мод и области его применения.

Результаты. Проведен обзор публикаций, посвященных методу характеристических мод, как ранних, основополагающих, так и появившихся недавно, а также работ, содержащих решения конкретных электродинамических задач с помощью рассматриваемого метода.

Практическая значимость. Рассмотренный метод характеристических мод будет полезен специалистам при разработке, анализе или синтезе новых антенных конструкций, удовлетворяющих современным требованиям.

Кудин В.П., Фаняев И.А. Метод характеристических мод // Антенны. 2024. № 3. С. 7–20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j03209601-202403-02

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