Diffuse Transmission of Light from a Central Source through an Inhomogeneous Spherical Shell with Isotropic Scattering

Journal of Mathematical Physics - Tập 9 Số 6 - Trang 909-912 - 1968
Richard Bellman1, H. Kagiwada1, Robert E. Kalaba1, S. Ueno2
1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
2University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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A partial-differential-integral equation is derived in this paper for the angular distribution of the radiation which is diffusely transmitted through an inhomogeneous, isotropically scattering, spherical shell when there is a constant net flux of radiation normally incident on the inner surface. An equation is also derived for the strength of the diffusely reflected radiation when the shell is illuminated at each point on the outer surface by constant isotropic incident radiation. The equations obtained appear to lend themselves well to numerical solution. Astrophysically, the situation corresponds to determining the brightness of a spherical planetary nebula. As far as is known, the equations are new and exact.

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Journal of Mathematical Physics

Tập 9 Số 6

909-912

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