The quantum radiative transfer equation: quantum damping, Kirchoff's Law, and the approach to equilibrium of photons in a quantum plasma

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 711-733

  Graziani, Frank R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non local thermodynamic equilibrium; Quantum many body theory; Radiation transport; Stochastic systems

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; QUANTUM NOISE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RELAXATION TIME; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; PLASMAS; QUANTUM THEORY; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

ELECTRON RELAXATION TIME; MANY-BODY THEORY; NONLOCAL; PHOTON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM LANGEVIN EQUATIONS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIATION TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION;

QUANTUM DAMPING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0344551857     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(03)00116-X     Document Type: Article

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