 Scattering asymmetry parameter (source code)

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= Scattering asymmetry parameter
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The <scattering asymmetry parameter> is the mean scattering-angle cosine, $g=(4\pi)^{-1}\int P\cos\Theta\,d\Omega$ in the $4\pi$ normalization. Forward/backward symmetry gives $g=0$; positive $g$ indicates a net forward preference. In a two-stream transport approximation, the reduced scattering <optical depth> is $(1-g)\tau$.

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