Formal Solutions for Polarized Radiative Transfer. II. High-order Methods
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Authors
Type
Journal Article
Year
2017
Language
English
Abstract
When integrating the radiative transfer equation for polarized light, the necessity of high-order numerical methods is well known. In fact, well-performing high-order formal solvers enable higher accuracy and the use of coarser spatial grids. Aiming to provide a clear comparison between formal solvers, this work presents different high-order numerical schemes and applies the systematic analysis proposed by Janett et al., emphasizing their advantages and drawbacks in terms of order of accuracy, stability, and computational cost.
Keywords
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Journal
The Astrophysical Journal
Volume
845
Number ( Month )
2
Pages (or article number)
104
