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Kouyoumjian, R.G. (1975). The geometrical theory of diffraction and its application. In: Mittra, R. (eds) Numerical and Asymptotic Techniques in Electromagnetics. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540070729_27

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