Comparison of the auxiliary function method and the discrete-ordinate method for solving the radiative transfer equation for light scattering

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2321-2329

  Da Silva, Anabela ^a   Elias, Mady ^a   Andraud, Christine ^a   Lafait, Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; POLYNOMIALS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AUXILIARY FUNCTION METHOD; DISCRETE ORDINATE METHOD; MIE SCATTERING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0347024816     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.002321     Document Type: Article

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