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Polarized Radiative Transfer Equation in Some Geometries of Elliptic Type

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

Juris Freimanis
Juris Freimanis*
Affiliation:
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre, Ventspils University College, Inzenieru iela 101a, LV-3600 Ventspils, Latvia email: jurisf@venta.lv Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Information Technologies, Liepaja University, Liela iela 14, LV-3401 Liepaja, Latvia
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Abstract

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A general method, which allows us to derive explicit expressions for the differential operator of stationary quasi-monochromatic polarized radiative transfer equation in Euclidean space, with piecewise homogeneous real part of the effective refractive index, is applied to ellipsoidal, oblate spheroidal, prolate spheroidal and elliptic conical coordinate systems.

Keywords

Polarizationradiative transfermethods: analytical

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