The use of time-domain integral equations in electromagnetism problems

The application of time-domain integral equations to the analysis of the scattering and propagation of EM fields is surveyed. Explicit iterative time-stepping procedures are developed for such problems as simple-conductor obstacles, one-dimensional obstacles, orifices, small obstacles, and media of finite conductivity (interface fields, reflection factors, and shielding problems). Numerical results for problems involving the interaction of a dipole field with various cylindrical obstacles are presented in graphs and diagrams.