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Boundary Perturbation Theory for Inhomogeneous Transport Equations

F. Rahnema, G. C. Pomraning

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 84 / Number 4 / August 1983 / Pages 313-319

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE83-A15451

Expressions are developed for the first-order change in a linear functional of the neutron flux due to a perturbation in the exterior boundary of a fixed source problem. The perturbation formulas are derived in transport theory and its diffusion approximation, and several numerical examples are given.