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The H N method, employed for studies in neutron transport theory, is used to establish numerical results basic to the vector equation describing the transfer of polarized light in a Rayleigh scattering atmosphere with true absorption. The method has been applied to the classical Milne problem. The exit distribution is defined as a series in powers of the zenith observation angle. The numerical results are computed and compared with exact values obtained using the exit distribution in terms of the H-matrix. The numerical results are in good agreement with previously published findings.
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Karahasanoğlu Şenyığıt, M., Kaşkaş, A. The H N method for Milne problem with polarization. Astrophys Space Sci 310, 85–91 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9481-0
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