Exact solution for the hypergeometric Green’s function describing spectral formation in x-ray pulsars
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Exact solution for the hypergeometric Green’s function describing spectral formation in x-ray pulsars
An eigenfunction expansion method involving hypergeometric functions is used to solve the partial differential equation governing the transport of radiation in an x-ray pulsar accretion column containing a radiative shock. The procedure yields the exact solution for the Green’s function, which describes the scattering of monochromatic radiation injected into the column from a source located nea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mathematical Physics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-2488,1089-7658
DOI: 10.1063/1.1894965