Introduction (blackbody radiation, Stefan-Boltzmann law, specific intensity, flux, K-integral), Absorption and emission coefficient, Source function, Transfer equation (plane-parallel approximation, integral of flux, mean intensity and K-integral), Radiative equilibrium and Milne equations, Grey atmosphere (Eddington and Chandrasekhar solutions), Continuum absorption coefficient (absorption coefficients of hydrogen and helium, total absorption coefficient), Model atmosphere (hydrostatic equilibrium, temperature distribution, limb darkening, dependence on pressure and chemical composition), Line absorption coefficient (natural broadening, thermal broadening, pressure broadening, convolution, Fourier transformation, Voigt profile), Behavior of spectral lines (source function, profile), Chemical analysis and the line transfer equation, Stellar rotation, Turbulence in stellar atmospheres.
Outcome:
Understanding the basics of radiation transfer in stellar atmospheres.
