A general method of deriving canonical functions for ray field singularities involving caustics, shadow boundaries and their intersections is presented. It is shown that many time-domain canonical functions can be expressed in terms of elementary functions and elliptic integrals.
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title = {Canonical functions of asymptotic diffraction theory associated with symplectic singularities},
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volume = {38},
year = {1997},
pages = {57-71},
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Hanyga, Andrzej. Canonical functions of asymptotic diffraction theory associated with symplectic singularities. Banach Center Publications, Tome 38 (1997) pp. 57-71. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-bcpv39z1p57bwm/
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