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On the singularity index and the unfolding of the diffraction catastrophes (English)
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1987
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The caustics of high-frequency wave propagation may be classified using catastrophe theory. The wavefield in the vicinity of any caustic is described by the corresponding diffraction catastrophe. The singularity index, \(\beta\), is a measure of the rate at which such a wavefield diverges as \(\omega\to \infty\) at the point where all control parameters and moduli are set equal to zero. It is shown that away from this point \(\beta\) also describes a balance between two different measures of the unfolding of the wavefield in each control direction. \(\beta \sigma_ n\rho_ n\). The indices \(\sigma_ n\) and \(\rho_ n\) describe, respectively, the rate at which individual ray arrivals separate in time and decay as a function of control parameter.
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caustics
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high-frequency wave propagation
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wavefield
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diffraction catastrophe
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singularity index
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unfolding
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