Numerical evaluation of Chandrasekhar's H-function, its first and second differential coefficients, its pole and moments from the new form for plane parallel scattering atmosphere in radiative transfer

Abstract

In this paper, the new forms obtained for Chandrasekhar's H- function in Radiative Transfer by one of the authors both for non-conservative and conservative cases for isotropic scattering in a semi-infinite plane parallel atmosphere are used to obtain exclusively new forms for the first and second derivatives of H-function . The numerics for evaluation of zero of dispersion function, for evaluation of H-function and its derivatives and its zeroth, the first and second moments are outlined. Those are used to get ready and accurate extensive tables of H-function and its derivatives, pole and moments for different albedo for scattering by iteration and Simpson's one third rule . The schemes for interpolation of H-function for any arbitrary value of the direction parameter for a given albedo are also outlined. Good agreement has been observed in checks with the available results within one unit of ninth decimal