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In this article boundary value problems of linear transport theory are studied inL p-spaces (1≤p<+∞). It is shown that the results valid inL 2-space can also be derived inL p-space (1≤p<+∞). For a non-multiplying medium formal expressions for the solutions are obtained.
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van der Mee, C.V.M. Transport theory inL p-spaces. Integr equ oper theory 6, 405–443 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691906
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