Relativistic radiation transport in dispersive media

Journal Article · Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.32.1866· OSTI ID:5211756

Kichenassamy, S; Krikorian, R A

A general-relativistic radiative transfer equation in an isotropic, weakly absorbing, nonmagnetized dispersive medium is derived using the kinetic-theoretical approach and the relativistic Hamiltonian theory of geometrical optics in those media. It yields the generally accepted classical equation in the special-relativistic approximation and in stationary conditions. The influence of the gravitational field and of space-time variations of the refractive index n on the radiation distribution is made explicit in the case of spherical symmetry.

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• OSTI ID: 5211756
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Vol. 32:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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