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The accuracy of the ALI method for solving the radiative transfer equation in stellar atmospheres

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We test the accuracy of the ALI method, widely used in stellar atmosphere modelling, by solving exactly a standard radiative transfer problem in plane-parallel geometry. Some recommendations are given for a practical use of this method.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0601460,
  title  = {The accuracy of the ALI method for solving the radiative transfer equation in stellar atmospheres},
  author = {L. Chevallier and F. Paletou and B. Rutily},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0601460},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures, abstracts SF2A-2003, published in EDP-Sciences Conference Series