The stochastic radiative transfer equation: Quantum damping, Kirchoffs law and NLTE

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 209-224

  Graziani, Frank ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Non local thermodynamic equilibrium; Radiation transport; Stochastic systems

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DAMPING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETIC THEORY; PHOTONS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

IONIZED ELECTRON PLASMA; KIRCHOFFS LAW; NON-LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; QUANTUM DAMPING; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 30844455982     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2005.05.016     Document Type: Article

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