Low frequency electromagnetic scattering by a perfectly conducting moving sphere

Abstract: The paper investigates the propagation of a plane electromagnetic waves in the exterior of a moving obstacle. Under the assumption that the obstacle moves with uniform velocity and more slowly than the incident field, we apply the Lorentz transformation. In the object’s frame, where the scatterer is stationary, we introduce the low-frequency approximation technique. For the near electromagnetic field we obtain the Rayleigh low-frequency coefficients while in the far field we derive the leading non-vanishing terms for the scattering amplitude and scattering cross-section. Finally, using the inverse transformation we express the same quantities in the observer’s frame. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]