An accurate, strictly-positive, nonlinear characteristic scheme for the discrete-ordinate equations

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-215

  Walters, Wallace F ^a   Wareing, Todd A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0030536225     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411459608204836     Document Type: Article

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