3D Far-Fields

The 3D potential of a source distribution is given by (2.43), with the kernel’s distance function R again defined for convenience.

<F(r) = 4vr III (T[r’)^ dx’dy’dz’ (2.100)

R = |r —r’| = л/ (x—x1)2 + (y—y1)2 + (z — z’)2 (2.101)

As in the 2D case, the kernel function 1/R is now expanded as a Taylor series about the origin r’ = 0, this time using compact vector notation.

Подпись: 1 1 + VI — ) ■ r' + H.O.T. R R KR) 0 1 r ■ r' = — + H.O.T. r r3 r = iri = л/x2 + y2 + z2 (2.102)

Подпись: the corresponding 3D source-

3D Far-Fields Подпись: £ Kx K. Подпись: (2.103) (2.104) (2.105) (2.103) (2.107)

Substituting (2.102) into (2.100) and dropping the higher order terms gives far-field approximation.

The second integrals in (2.104)-(2.107) would be used for the case where the starting source distribution is a filament Л(е) rather than a volume source density. Like in the 2D case, a 3D doublet strength K is a vector whose three components depend on the chosen axes. Its being a vector is also what allows (2.103) to have its coordinate-independent form.