PeteyCoco
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I have this characteristic equation for the wave number eigenvalues k_n of a homogeneous infinite cylinder of radius R:
D_{m} = (k_n R) = 0,
where
D_m (z) = n_r J'_m(n_r z)H_m(z) - J_m(n_r z)H'_m(z)
and n_r is the refractive index of the cylinder, the bessel and hankel functions are both of the first kind, and z is a complex argument. I'm not sure how I can solve for the zeros of this. I've been using PyLab, but haven't found any clues as to what I should do.
The article I'm working from is: http://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0245
These are equations (18) and (19) from the article
I'm new to this, so I may be trying something ridiculous.
D_{m} = (k_n R) = 0,
where
D_m (z) = n_r J'_m(n_r z)H_m(z) - J_m(n_r z)H'_m(z)
and n_r is the refractive index of the cylinder, the bessel and hankel functions are both of the first kind, and z is a complex argument. I'm not sure how I can solve for the zeros of this. I've been using PyLab, but haven't found any clues as to what I should do.
The article I'm working from is: http://arxiv.org/abs/1302.0245
These are equations (18) and (19) from the article
I'm new to this, so I may be trying something ridiculous.