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Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer and Ionization

  • James MatthewsEmail author
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Abstract

In the previous chapters I have given an introduction to the field and some relevant background relating to accretion discs and their associated outflows.

Keywords

Carlo Radiative Transfer Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer (MCRT) Ionization Cycles Sobolev Optical Depth Radiation Packet 
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  1. 1.Department of PhysicsUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK

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