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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    The radiative transfer equations: Diffusion approximation under accretiveness and compactness assumptions
    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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