The Transfer of Spectral Line Radiation

C. J. Cannon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

556 Seiten

2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-10602-3 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1985, this monograph describes the interaction of radiation with plasma. The emphasis throughout is on relating the formal mathematics to the real world of observable properties and interpretation. The main thrust of the book gives a detailed analysis of the matter - radiation interaction.

Originally published in 1985, this monograph describes the interaction of radiation with plasma. Using an approach that is particularly relevant to the interpretation of data from laboratory plasmas or stellar atmospheres, the author sets out the physics and mathematics of the interaction of photons with atoms, molecules, ions and electrons. The emphasis throughout is on relating the formal mathematics to the real world of observable properties and interpretation. The equation of radiative transfer for a two-level atom is solved exactly by two distinct methods. Techniques for solving more realistic problems are then presented. This leads to the main thrust of the book which gives a detailed analysis of the matter - radiation interaction.

Preface; 1. Basic theory for model 2-level atoms; 2. Exact solutions to the transfer equation; 3. Numerical methods of solution; 4. Extension to model multi-level atoms; 5. Radiation gas dynamics; 6. Quantum mechanical emission and absorption profiles; 7. Frequency and angle re-distribution; 8. A quantum electrodynamical radiative transfer equation; Appendices; References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.1.2012
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	810 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-521-10602-8 / 0521106028
ISBN-13	978-0-521-10602-3 / 9780521106023
Zustand	Neuware