An efficient Monte Carlo algorithm for a restricted class of scattering problems in radiation transfer

Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-236

  Watson, Alan M ^a   Henney, William J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Methods: Numerical; Radiative transfer; Scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486194     PISSN: 01851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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