Class: EddingtonApproximation

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~eshaya/astro-ont/owl/astronomy.owl#EddingtonApproximation

theory
- astronomyTheory
  - stellarTheory
    - EddingtonApproximation

astronomy
- astronomyTheory
  - stellarTheory
    - EddingtonApproximation

Annotations

definition: "The Eddington approximation can be used to obtain the intensity in a plane-parallel atmosphere with isotropic frequency-independent scattering. It assumes that the intensity is a linear function of μ = cosθ. i.e. Iν(μ,z) = a(z) + μb(z) where z is the normal direction to the slab atmosphere." (string)

Superclasses

stellarTheory