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View SchemaIsotropic Radiators
| Authors | Haim Matzner, Kirk T. McDonald |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0312023 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0312023 |
Abstract
We give two examples of antennas with isotropic radiation patterns. Because these involve elliptically polarized radiation, they evade the "hairy-ball theorem" that suggests isotropic radiation would be impossible.
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