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Improvements in the discrete-dipole approximation method of computing scattering and absorption.

P J Flatau

    Optics Letters
    |August 15, 1997
    PubMed
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    This study enhances the discrete-dipole approximation using a stabilized biconjugate gratings algorithm. This method significantly reduces computational time for complex-conjugate gradient calculations.

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