Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Definitions of fundamental quantities of the radiation field
- Chapter 2 The equation of radiative transfer
- Chapter 3 Methods of solution of the transfer equation
- Chapter 4 Two-point boundary problems
- Chapter 5 Principle of invariance
- Chapter 6 Discrete space theory
- Chapter 7 Transfer equation in moving media: the observer frame
- Chapter 8 Radiative transfer equation in the comoving frame
- Chapter 9 Escape probability methods
- Chapter 10 Operator perturbation methods
- Chapter 11 Polarization
- Chapter 12 Polarization in magnetic media
- Chapter 13 Multi-dimensional radiative transfer
- Symbol index
- Index
Chapter 1 - Definitions of fundamental quantities of the radiation field
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Definitions of fundamental quantities of the radiation field
- Chapter 2 The equation of radiative transfer
- Chapter 3 Methods of solution of the transfer equation
- Chapter 4 Two-point boundary problems
- Chapter 5 Principle of invariance
- Chapter 6 Discrete space theory
- Chapter 7 Transfer equation in moving media: the observer frame
- Chapter 8 Radiative transfer equation in the comoving frame
- Chapter 9 Escape probability methods
- Chapter 10 Operator perturbation methods
- Chapter 11 Polarization
- Chapter 12 Polarization in magnetic media
- Chapter 13 Multi-dimensional radiative transfer
- Symbol index
- Index
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- An Introduction to Radiative TransferMethods and Applications in Astrophysics, pp. 1 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001