Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2053-2065 |
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Number of pages | 13 |
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Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics |
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Volume | 52 |
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Issue number | 2 |
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DOIs | |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 1995 |
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The probability distribution of the total transmission is studied for waves multiply scattered from a random, static configuration of scatterers. A theoretical study of the second and third cumulants of this distribution is presented. Within a diagrammatic approach a theory is developed that relates the third cumulant normalized to the average, 〈〈Ta3〉〉 to the normalized second cumulant 〈〈Ta2〉〉. For a broad Gaussian beam profile, it is found that 〈〈Ta3〉〉=16/3〈〈Ta2〉〉2. This is in good agreement with data of optical experiments.
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