Non-Gaussian models for the statistics of scattered waves

摘要: Abstract This paper addresses problems associated with the development of widely applicable non-Gaussian noise models, particularly reference to statistical properties scattered waves. A combination phenomenological arguments and exact solutions specific scattering are used elucidate significance one model—K-distributed noise—which has several attractive features already found many applications. full statistical-mechanical formulation is developed for compound Markov processes, this model as a special case. The implications numerical simulation correlated explored comparisons made experimental data. brief review current applications K-distribution given.