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Abstract
An analytical solution of the radiative transfer equation for the radiance caused by an isotropic source which is located in an infinitely extended medium was derived using the P{N} method. The results were compared with Monte Carlo simulations and excellent agreement was found. In addition, the radiance of the SP{N} approximation for the same geometry was derived. Comparison with Monte Carlo simulations showed that the SP{N} radiance, although being more exact than the radiance derived from diffusion theory, has relatively large errors in many relevant cases.Mesh:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21517614 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.036605
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys ISSN: 1539-3755