Numerical Radiative Transfer

by Edited by Wolfgang Kalkofen

• ISBN13: 9780521115179
• ISBN10: 0521115175
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

First published in 1987, this book is a manual of methods for solving problems in radiative transfer. Several of the methods, on operator perturbation as well as on polarised radiative transfer, appeared for the first time in this volume, and the sections dealing with these topics each include introductory articles. The methods described are principally directed at astrophysical plasmas, but the methods are easily adaptable to applications involving other media where self-absorption of the radiation is important. The book is primarily intended for graduate students and research workers in the field of radiative transfer.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Operator Perturbation

Survey of operator perturbation methods

Line formation in expanding atmospheres: multilevel calculations using approximate lambda operators

Stellar atmospheres in non-LTE: model construction and line formation calculations using approximate lambda operators

Acceleration of convergence

Line formation in a time-dependent atmosphere

Iterative solution of multilevel transfer problems Eugene

An algorithm for the simultaneous solution of thousands of transfer equations under global constraints

Operator perturbation for differential equations

Polarised Radiation

A gentle introduction to polarised radiative transfer

Non-LTE polarised radiative transfer in special lines

Transfer of polarised radiation using 4x4 matrices

Radiative transfer in the presence of strong magnetic fields

An integral operator technique of radiative transfer in spherical symmetry

Discrete ordinate matrix method

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