The authors devote this book to the 90th
anniversary of the National Research
University “Moscow Power Engineering
Institute,” which is the alma mater of all
coauthors as well as their place of work for
their full scientific and pedagogic lives
At the very end of the final stage of the
preparation of this book for publication, Prof.
Sergey M. Smolskiy died. We, his other coauthors, and longtime colleagues grieve deeply
about this and offer sincere compassion to all
who knew Prof. Sergey M. Smolskiy and
worked with this wonderful man. He was a
highly qualified specialist in radio physics and
many related fields of science and technology.
Prof. Sergey M. Smolskiy had a rare ability to
unite in creative teams a wide variety of
scientists and teachers of higher education.
Confined to a wheelchair for the past 20 years,
he continued selflessly and successfully to
engage in scientific work every day. Prof.
Sergey M. Smolskiy had authored or coauthored 20 books and more than 350
published articles. He successfully
collaborated with well-known people around
the world and the publishing houses Springer,
Artech, and others. The research and teaching
activities of Prof. Sergey M. Smolskiy are a feat
worthy of admiration.