VI. Radiative equilibrium: the relation between the spectral energy curve of a star and the law of darkening of the disc towards the limb, special reference to the effects of scattering and the solar spectrum

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing papers of a mathematical or physical character Vol. 223; no. 610; pp. 201 - 255
• Main Author: Milne, Edward Arthur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Royal Society 1923

An examination from a theoretical standpoint of the form of the law of darkening of a stellar disc towards the limb needs no apology at the present time. A knowledge of this law is required in two astronomical studies of the first importance: one is the deduction of the orbits and densities of eclip...