Difference between revisions of "Wide Spacing Approximation"
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Revision as of 01:39, 2 June 2006
A wide spacing approximation is to assume that the interaction between two bodies can be determined in terms of the propagating modes only (those which radiate energy to infinity). It is a widely used approximation and is valid when the body seperation is large compared to the wavelength.
