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Pathak, P. H.; Kouyoumjian, R. G. (November 1974). "An analysis of the radiation from apertures in curved surfaces by the geometrical theory of diffraction".
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Kouyoumjian, R. G.; Pathak, P. H. (November 1974). "A uniform geometrical theory of diffraction for an edge in a perfectly conducting surface".
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Kouyoumjian, R. G.; Pathak, P. H. (November 1974). "A uniform geometrical theory of diffraction for an edge in a perfectly conducting surface".
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