New method for general Kennaugh’s pseudo-eigenvalue equation in radar polarimetry

Abstract

Kennaugh’s pseudo-eigenvalue equation is a basic equation that plays an extremely important role in radar polarimetry. In this paper, by means of real representation, we first present a necessary and sufficient condition for the general Kennaugh’s pseudo-eigenvalue equation having a solution, characterize the explicit form of the solution, and then study the solution of Kennaugh’s pseudo-eigenvalue equation. At last, we propose a new technique for finding the coneigenvalues and coneigenvectors of a complex matrix under appropriate conditions in radar polarimetry.

Keywords

Kennaugh’s equation / coneigenvalue / coneigenvector / real representation

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