ABSTRACT

Abstract.TheBergman-Miltonspectraltheoryisextendedtocalculatethefielddistribution

foraninterfaceofarbitraryshape,separatingtwomediaofdifferentdielectricconstants.The

formalismisdevelopedforanarbitraryinterfaceandappliedtoaperiodicinterface.Resultsof

thisworkwillshedusefulinsightinobtainingvaluableinformationfromscanningelectrostatic

forcemicroscopydata.