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A Finite Element Method for the Even-Parity Radiative Transfer Equation Using the P N Approximation

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Numerical Methods in Multidimensional Radiative Transfer

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Wright, S., Arridge, S., Schweiger, M. (2009). A Finite Element Method for the Even-Parity Radiative Transfer Equation Using the P N Approximation. In: Kanschat, G., Meinköhn, E., Rannacher, R., Wehrse, R. (eds) Numerical Methods in Multidimensional Radiative Transfer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85369-5_4

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