Theoretical Insights Manifested by Wave Mechanics Theory of Microwave Absorption—Part 1: A Perspective

The wrong theory of impedance matching theory in microwave absorption research has dominated the field for a long time because it was believed that the theory was supported by experimental reports and was consistent with transmission line theory which is fundamental in electromagnetism. Thus, when the correct wave mechanics theory for microwave absorption opposing impedance theory was recently developed, pointing out that the wrong theory involved a misunderstanding of transmission line theory, and in fact the published experimental data disproved the theory rather than supporting it, little notice was taken with the result that the wrong theory still dominates the field as material scientists are reluctant to acknowledge the new theory. It shows here that in contrast to impedance matching theory, the new wave mechanics theory rediscovers the real microwave absorption mechanism that had already been revealed by transmission line theory and now has been developed further with many new concepts. The principles used in this part apply to Part 2 where a perspective derived from a question and answer session with DeepSeek is provided. This work also reveals that theoretical research is important to correct the wrong conclusions obtained from experimental observations.