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An Iterative Method in Neutron Transport Theory

W. R. Conkie

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 6 / Number 4 / October 1959 / Pages 267-271

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A28842

An iterative method for solving problems in neutron transport theory is described. The method uses the result of a low-order spherical harmonies calculation as the initial function and attempts to improve this with one iteration. The results for the one-velocity Boltzmann equation with plane symmetry show that good accuracy is obtained for many practical cases.