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Solutions To Radiative Processes
Solutions To Radiative Processes
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2. Calculate the total flux at point P emanating from an isotropic, optically
think sphere of radius R (see Figure 1).
Figure 1
Figure 1: Geometry for problem 2.
1 2 θc
= 2πB cos θ
2 0
= πB 1 − cos2 θc
= πB sin2 θc
R 2
= πB .
r
3. (RL problem 1.3) Solution given in solutions section RL.
Figure 2
Having calculated the observed flux, could you have guessed this answer
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