| Issue |
A&A
Volume 525, January 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | A70 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Numerical methods and codes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014070 | |
| Published online | 02 December 2010 | |
Markov Chain Monte Carlo solutions for radiative transfer problems
1
Institut f. Angewandte Mathematik,
INF 294,
69120
Heidelberg,
Germany
2
Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, INF
368, 19120
Heidelberg,
Germany
3
ZAH, Institut f. Theoret. Astrophysik,
Albert-Ueberle-Str.
2, 69120
Heidelberg,
Germany
e-mail: baschek@ita.uni-heidelberg.de
Received:
15
January
2010
Accepted:
19
September
2010
Algorithms for the solution of the radiative transfer equation that are simultaneously accurate, fast, and easy to implement are still highly desirable, in particular for multidimensional media. We present a stochastic algorithm that solves the transfer equation by assuming that the transfer of radiation can be modelled as a Markov process. It is a generalization of the classical Monte Carlo method and can be applied to the solution of the Milne equation.
Key words: radiative transfer / methods: numerical / methods: statistical / scattering / line: formation
© ESO, 2010
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