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This paper treats the derivation of a two-dimensional differential equation, which describes the phenomenon of combined refraction - diffraction for simple harmonic waves, and a method of solving this equation. The equation is derived with the aid of a small parameter development, and the method of solution is based on the finite element technique, together with a source distribution method.
J.C.W. Berkhoff (Sat,) studied this question.