Skin effect in massive conductors used in pulsed electrical devices: I. Electromagnetic field of massive conductors

The diffusion of a pulsed electromagnetic field into massive conductors with an arbitrary smooth surface is considered for the case where the field penetration depth is small. By using the boundary layer method, an asymptotic solution for the electromagnetic field is constructed. First- and second-order corrections to the limiting solution, which corresponds to the field distribution at an indefinitely high conductivity of the conductors, are found. Time dependences of the first- and second-order approximations to the electric field on the surface of the conductor are determined. (C) 2002 MAIK "Nauka / Interperiodica".