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Note on the isotropic scattering of radiation from a point source in a finite spherical atmosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. S. Cassell
J. S. Cassell
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Sir John Cass College, London
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1. In (1) M. G. Smith solved the equation

where

for R > 0, ø( − R) = − ø(R) and 0 < ω ≤ 1. In order to determine a constant, A(R1), appearing in the solution, two expressions for q(R1) were obtained, namely

and

Type
Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 64 , Issue 3 , July 1968 , pp. 711 - 719
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1968

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(1)Smith, M. G.The isotropic scattering of radiation from a point source in a finite spherical atmosphere. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 61 (1965), 923–937.Google Scholar
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