 Eddington-Barbier relation (source code)

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= Eddington-Barbier relation
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When the source function varies approximately linearly with optical depth, the emergent intensity obeys $I_\nu(0,\mu)\simeq S_\nu(\tau_\nu=\mu)$.

The relation is an approximation within <radiative transfer>, not the entire transfer theory.

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