The radiative transfer equations: Diffusion approximation under accretiveness and compactness assumptions (Q5948839)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1672078
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1672078 |
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The radiative transfer equations: Diffusion approximation under accretiveness and compactness assumptions (English)
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12 November 2001
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In the case when the mean free path of the photons is small, the radiative equations may be approximated by a nonlinear angular diffusion equation. In order to avoid some extra conditions on the opacity, the author finds this diffusion equation by using compactness instead of accretiveness.
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nonlinear angular diffusion equation
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monotonicity and compactness methods
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