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The eigenmodes and the forced resonance-modes of dielectric spheres are discussed and compared. The peaks of the radiation resistance of a short dipole at the center of the sphere are very close to the first-order eigenmodes of a free sphere.
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Sager et al. (1968) studied this question.
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