3.15. Radiative Transfer

Several radiative transfer solvers are implemented in the development version of DISPATCH, and based on that experience we are recommending the short characteristics method for general use, and including it in the public version.

The experiments/stellar_atmosphere/ directory demonstrates the use of this solver in the context of stellar atmospheres. The method is general, however, with the choice of angles, opacity data, and boundary conditions defining the specific case.

• 3.15.1. Neighbor relations
• 3.15.2. Task list manipulation
• 3.15.3. Short characteristics
  • 3.15.3.1. Radau integration
  • 3.15.3.2. Scheduling
  • 3.15.3.3. Tasks
• 3.15.4. Point source radiation