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Radiative transfer in stellar and planetary atmospheres / edited by Lucio Crivellari, Sergio Simón-Díaz, María Jesús Arévalo.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics (Series) ; 29.
- Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics ; volume XXIX
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stars--Atmospheres.
- Stars.
- Planets--Atmospheres.
- Planets.
- Radiative transfer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Radiative transfer is essential for obtaining information from the spectra of astrophysical objects. This volume provides an overview of the physical and mathematical background of radiative transfer, and its applications to stellar and planetary atmospheres. It covers the phenomenology and physics of early-type and late-type stars, as well as ultra-cool dwarf stars and extrasolar planets. Importantly, it provides a bridge between classical radiative transfer and stellar atmosphere modelling and novel approaches, from both theoretical and computational standpoints. With new fields of application and a dramatic improvement in both observational and computational facilities, it also discusses the future outlook for the field. Chapters are written by eminent researchers from across the astronomical disciplines where radiative transfer is employed. Using the most recent observations, this is a go-to resource for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics.
- Contents:
- The physical grounds of radiative transfer / Lucio Crivellari
- Fundamental physical aspects of radiative transfer / Artemio Herrero
- Numerical methods in radiative transfer / Olga Atanacković
- Stellar atmosphere codes / Mats Carlsson
- Radiative transfer in the (expanding) atmospheres of early type stars, and related problems / Jo(achim) Puls
- Phenomenology and physics of late-type stars / Maria Bergemann et al.
- Modeling the atmospheres of ultracool dwarfs and extrasolar planets / Mark S. Marley .
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2020).
- ISBN:
- 1-108-60309-2
- 1-108-60664-4
- 1-108-58357-1
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