Strömgren integral

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In

Rosseland mean opacity, is the integral
:

Cox (1964) discussed applications of the Strömgren integral in astrophysics, and MacLeod (1996) discussed how to compute it.

References

  • Cox, A. N. (1964), "Stellar absorption coefficients and opacities", in Adler, Lawrence Hugh; McLaughlin, Dean Benjamin (eds.), Stellar Structure, Stars and Stellar Systems: Compendium of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. VIII, Chicago, Ill: University of Chicago Press, p. 195,
  • MacLeod, Allan J. (1996), "Algorithm 757: MISCFUN, a software package to compute uncommon special functions", ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 22 (3), NY, USA: ACM New York: 288–301,
  • Strömgren, B. (1932), "The opacity of stellar matter and the hydrogen content of the stars", Zeitschrift für Astrophysik, 4: 118–152,
  • Strömgren, B. (1933), "On the Interpretation of the Hertzsprung-Russell-Diagram", Zeitschrift für Astrophysik, 7: 222,

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