Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Jan 1985
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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 108, no. 1, Jan. 1985, p. 31-66. Research supported by the Ohio State Univ
Statistics
Computation
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Line Spectra, Polarized Radiation, Radiation Transport, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Spectra, Atmospheric Scattering, Computational Astrophysics, Frequency Distribution, Integral Equations, Point Sources
Scientific paper
A general treatment of the transfer of polarized radiation in spectral lines assuming a Rayleigh phase function and a general law of frequency redistribution is derived. It is shown how nine families of coupled integral equations for the moments of the radiation field arise which are necessary to fully describe the state of polarization of the emergent radiation from a plane-parallel, semi-infinite atmosphere. The special case of angle independent redistribution functions is derived from the general formalism, and it is shown how the nine families of integral equations reduce to the six linearly independent integral equations derived by Collins (1972). To serve as a test of the formulation, solutions for isothermal atmospheres are given.
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