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MULTIPLE SCATTERING FROM N SPHERES USING MULTIPOLE REEXPANSION NAIL A. GUMEROV AND RAMANI DURAISWAMI ∗ Abstract. A semi-analytical technique for the solution of problems of wave scattering from multiple spheres is developed. This technique extensively uses the theory for the translation and rotation of Helmholtz multipoles that was developed in our earlier work (Gumerov Duraiswami, 2001). Results are verified by comparison with commercial boundary element software. The method developed is likely to be very useful in developing fast algorithms for many important problems, including those arising in simulations of composite media and multiphase flow. Key words. multiple scattering, Helmholtz equation, spherical harmonics, Multipole expansions 1. Introduction. Numerous practical problems of acoustic and electromagnetic wave propagation re- quire computation of the field scattered by multiple objects. Examples include scattering of acoustic waves by objects (e.g., the scattering of sound by humans and the environment), light scattering by clouds and environment, electromagnetic waves in composite materials and the human body, pressure waves in disperse systems (aerosols, emulsions, bubbly liquids), etc. Fast and reliable solution of forward scattering problems are especially required for solving inverse problems arising, for example, in medical tomography, mine de- tection, and radar. Our interest is in the modeling the cues that arise due to scattering of sound and light, and to use this information in simulating audio and video reality (Duraiswami et al, 2000). In many cases the scatterers are spheres, or can be modeled as such. Such modeling is convenient for parametrization of large problems, since each sphere can be