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move discussion how to solve the wave equation from GISAS chapter to multilayer chapter.

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......@@ -141,35 +141,6 @@ that is governed by the one-dimensional wave equation
\left\{\partial_z^2 + K(z)^2 - k_\parallel^2 \right\} \phi(z) = 0.
\end{equation}\vspace*{-10pt}
}
This equation has no practicable solution for arbitrary functions~$K(z)$.
In BornAgain, samples are assumed to consist of a finite number of discrete layers.
\index{Multilayer!refractive index profiles}%
\index{Layer!refractive index profiles}%
Within one layer, the refractive index must either be constant,
or have an affine linear dependence $n(z)^2=a+bz$.
All other cases must be handled by dividing the sample into many layers
and approximating $n(z)^2$ by a step function.
\Work{Support for linear gradings with $n(z)^2=a+bz$ is not yet implemented.}
\index{Refractive index!graded}%
\index{Graded layer}%
\index{Layer!graded}%
\iffalse
For a graded refractive index~$n$
that is a smooth function of~$z$,
the differential equation~\cref{Ewavez} is best solved
using the WKB method.\footnote
{Also called \E{semiclassical approximation} or
\E{phase integral method},
%originally developed
%by Liouville (1837), Green (1837), Lord Rayleigh (1912), and Jeffreys (1923),
named after Wentzel (1926), Kramers (1926), Brillouin (1926).
See any textbook on quantum mechanics.}
\index{WKB method}%
\index{Semiclassical approximation|see {WKB method}}%
\index{Phase integral method|see {WKB method}}%
\fi
When an incident plane wave,
travelling downwards with
$\phi(z)=\e^{-ik_\perp z}$,
......@@ -187,21 +158,10 @@ and an upward travelling component $\phi^+(z)$.
The only exception is in the homogeneous substrate at the bottom of the sample,
where there is no incoming upward travelling wave.
For a stepwise refractive index profile,
the $\phi^\pm(z)$ are derived from continuity conditions at the layer interfaces.
The limiting values on approaching the interface from above or below
are related to each other through Fresnel's
transmission and reflection coefficients.
\index{Fresnel coefficients}%
This will be elaborated in \Cref{Sacrolay}.
The following derivations in \Cref{SDWBA}, however,
are not restricted to specific refractive index profiles.
They hold for whatever solutions
$\psi^\pm(\r)$ of the wave equation~\cref{EHelmholtzGradedHomog}.
\index{Absorption|)}%
The discussion how to solve~\Cref{Ewavez} shall be postponed to~\Cref{sec:Multilayers}.
For the following derivation of the distorted wave Born approximation,
it is sufficient to assume that somehow the wave equation has been solved,
and upward and downward travelling wave functions $\psi^\pm(\r)$ have been obtained.
%===============================================================================
\section{Distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA)}\label{SDWBA}
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......@@ -20,6 +20,46 @@
\index{Multilayer|(}%
\index{Layer structures|see {Multilayer}}
TO MERGE
\index{Refractive index!graded}%
\index{Graded layer}%
\index{Layer!graded}%
This equation has no practicable solution for arbitrary functions~$K(z)$.
In BornAgain, samples are assumed to consist of a finite number of discrete layers.
\index{Multilayer!refractive index profiles}%
\index{Layer!refractive index profiles}%
Within one layer, the refractive index must either be constant,
or have an affine linear dependence $n(z)^2=a+bz$.
All other cases must be handled by dividing the sample into many layers
and approximating $n(z)^2$ by a step function.
\Work{Support for linear gradings with $n(z)^2=a+bz$ is not yet implemented.}
For a graded refractive index~$n$
that is a smooth function of~$z$,
the differential equation~\cref{Ewavez} is best solved
using the WKB method.\footnote
{Also called \E{semiclassical approximation} or
\E{phase integral method},
%originally developed
%by Liouville (1837), Green (1837), Lord Rayleigh (1912), and Jeffreys (1923),
named after Wentzel (1926), Kramers (1926), Brillouin (1926).
See any textbook on quantum mechanics.}
\index{WKB method}%
\index{Semiclassical approximation|see {WKB method}}%
\index{Phase integral method|see {WKB method}}%
For a stepwise refractive index profile,
the $\phi^\pm(z)$ are derived from continuity conditions at the layer interfaces.
The limiting values on approaching the interface from above or below
are related to each other through Fresnel's
transmission and reflection coefficients.
\index{Fresnel coefficients}%
This will be elaborated in \Cref{Sacrolay}.
/MERGE
In \cref{Swave21},
we have discussed wave propagation and scattering in 2$+$1 dimensional systems
that are translationally invariant in the horizontal $xy$ plane,
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