Four Numerical Approaches for Solving the Radiative Transfer Equation in Magnetized White-Dwarf Atmospheres
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We compare four different methods to calculate radiative transfer through a magnetized stellar atmosphere, and apply them to the case of magnetic white dwarfs. All methods are numerically stable enough to allow determination of the magnetic field structure, but distinctions between faster, simplifying, methods, and elaborate, but more CPU-time consuming, methods, can be made.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0302047,
title = {Four Numerical Approaches for Solving the Radiative Transfer Equation in Magnetized White-Dwarf Atmospheres},
author = {Stefan Jordan and Holger Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0302047},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages