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Radiative transfer equations with varying refractive index: a mathematical perspective

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Abstract

Established mathematical techniques to model the energy density of high-frequency waves in random media by radiative transfer equations and to model the small mean-free-path limit of radiative transfer solutions by diffusion equations are reviewed. These techniques are then applied to the derivation of radiative transfer and diffusion equations for the radiance, also known as specific intensity, of electromagnetic waves in situations where the refractive index of the underlying structure varies smoothly in space.

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