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A version of the homogenization method is proposed to solving the so-called basic problem of reactor physics in the one-velocity diffusion approximation in a slab mesh. A general approach is mentioned and an abstract theory is presented to justify mathematically the procedure described.

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Marek, I. (1979). Homogenization in Neutron Diffusion. In: Albrecht, J., Collatz, L. (eds) Numerische Behandlung von Eigenwertaufgaben Band 2. ISNM International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik, Série Internationale D’Analyse Numérique, vol 43. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7694-0_7

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