Energy exchange processes between electrons and photons in the strong radiation fields encountered in some astrophysical objects. I

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Computational Astrophysics, Energy Transfer, Photon-Electron Interaction, Compton Effect, Fokker-Planck Equation, Gas Cooling, Gas Heating, Pulsars

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The relaxation of a nonequilibrium isotropic radiation field which is interacting via multiphoton Compton scattering with a nonrelativistic degenerate equilibrium electron gas is investigated theoretically. It is pointed out that the multiphoton processes are often orders of magnitude more efficient than the single-photon process in astronomical objects such as radio pulsars and the pulsar NP 0532. The time variation of the photon distribution function is described by a kinetic equation which is formulated in terms of effective photons and shown to be consistent with the H theorem of Boltzmann by estimating the total-entropy change in the electron-photon system. The time variation of the total exchange energy and the electron-gas heating and cooling process are also analyzed.

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