Abstract: Scattering of electromagnetic waves by a inhomogeneous plasma column-moving uniformly in the axial direction is studied by means of Minkowski transformation. It shows that the solution of the stationary problem is derived readily in transformation coordinates. Several important characteristics of the scattered farfields are investigated in detail for, a cylinder of radius equal to 1m. This includes the calculation of farfield patterns and radar scattering section (RCS).

Key words: special theory of relativity, plasma column, electromagnetic scattering.