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Mishchenko 2008

Mishchenko, M.I., 2008: Multiple scattering by particles embedded in an absorbing medium. 2. Radiative transfer equation. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 109, 2386-2390, doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.05.006.

This paper continues a systematic theoretical analysis of electromagnetic scattering by a group of arbitrarily sized, shaped, and oriented particles embedded in an absorbing, homogeneous, isotropic, and unbounded medium. The previously developed microphysical approach is used to derive the generalized form of the radiative transfer equation (RTE) applicable to a large group of sparsely, randomly, and uniformly distributed particles. The derivation of the RTE directly from the macroscopic Maxwell equations yields unambiguous and definitive analytical expressions for the participating quantities and thereby fully resolves the lasting controversy caused by the conflicting outcomes of several phenomenological approaches.

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@article{mi07310m,
  author={Mishchenko, M. I.},
  title={Multiple scattering by particles embedded in an absorbing medium. 2. Radiative transfer equation},
  year={2008},
  journal={Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer},
  volume={109},
  pages={2386--2390},
  doi={10.1016/j.jqsrt.2008.05.006},
}

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