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Breakdown Ofwave Diffusion In 2d Due To Loops, Matt M. Haney, Roel Snieder
Breakdown Ofwave Diffusion In 2d Due To Loops, Matt M. Haney, Roel Snieder
Matthew M. Haney
The validity of the diffusion approximation for the intensity of multiply scattered waves is tested with numerical simulations in a strongly scattering 2D medium of finite extent. We show that the diffusion equation underestimates the intensity and attribute this to both the neglect of recurrent scattering paths and interference within diffusion theory. We present a theory to quantify this discrepancy based on counting all possible scattering paths between point scatterers. Interference phenomena, due to loop paths, are incorporated in a way similar to coherent backscattering.