Abstract
Conference Title: 2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory (EMTS) Conference Start Date: 2016, Aug. 14 Conference End Date: 2016, Aug. 18 Conference Location: Espoo, Finland An asymptotic approach to high-frequency diffraction which yields uniform approximations with respect to the rate of elongation of the body is discussed in this work. The method is restricted in its application to shapes that are rotationally symmetric and are well approximated by second-order curves. Diffraction by a strongly elongated spheroid is examined in more detail.