Reduced form of statistical equilibrium equations and radiative transfer equations

Abstract An extension of the vector algebra for irreducible spherical tensor operators (ITOs) is proposed, which involves coupling two ITOs into a third one ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">V</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>v</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>⊗</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">U</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>∗</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ), with the additional condition that one of the operators is a complex conjugate and therefore is not an ITO. The correctness condition is considered for this extension. The new coupling rule treats the density matrices <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">ρ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>l</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and all tensors related to light polarization ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">J</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> or <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) equally. This approach has been applied to rewrite the fundamental statistical equilibrium equations and radiation transfer equations relevant to astrophysical polarimetry. The revised equations are more concise and eliminate the need for the nj symbols. Instead, they utilize vector and scalar products of ITOs. All rate coefficients in the equations consist of two independent factors, the reduced matrix element from dipole moments and the product (vector or scalar) of the tensors <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">ρ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>l</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">J</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> (or <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ).

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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
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2024-09-19
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Reduced form of statistical equilibrium equations and radiative transfer equations

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Reduced form of statistical equilibrium equations and radiative transfer equations

A. I. Chichinin
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Abstract An extension of the vector algebra for irreducible spherical tensor operators (ITOs) is proposed, which involves coupling two ITOs into a third one ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">V</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>v</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>⊗</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">U</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>k</mml:mi> <mml:mi>u</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>∗</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ), with the additional condition that one of the operators is a complex conjugate and therefore is not an ITO. The correctness condition is considered for this extension. The new coupling rule treats the density matrices <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">ρ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>l</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and all tensors related to light polarization ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">J</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> or <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) equally. This approach has been applied to rewrite the fundamental statistical equilibrium equations and radiation transfer equations relevant to astrophysical polarimetry. The revised equations are more concise and eliminate the need for the nj symbols. Instead, they utilize vector and scalar products of ITOs. All rate coefficients in the equations consist of two independent factors, the reduced matrix element from dipole moments and the product (vector or scalar) of the tensors <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="bold-italic">ρ</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>l</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">J</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mi>r</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> (or <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi class="MJX-tex-bold-calligraphic">T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>K</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ).

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