ABSTRACT
Electromagnetic scattering has been an interesting problem since the earliest days of electromagnetic research. In the past, problems of interest included scattering from raindrops at light frequencies in order to explain the color of the sky and the origin of rainbows. Scattering from raindrops and ice crystals is still a topic of interest, but at microwave frequencies for applications such as radar meteorology. More recently the design of military aircraft with low scattering cross sections that make them less detectable by radar has renewed interest in this topic.
