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Maximum-entropy for chandrasekhar'sX- andY-functions

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The maximum-entropy approach is used to calculate the Chandrasekhar'sX- andY-function and their moments. Numerical results are obtained and compared.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    M. A. Madkour & A. R. Digheidy

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Madkour, M.A., Digheidy, A.R. Maximum-entropy for chandrasekhar'sX- andY-functions. Astrophys Space Sci 208, 291–300 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00657944

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