Radiative Heat Transfer: Formal Solutions

This lecture covers the derivation of formal solutions to the Radiative Transfer Equation (RTE) based on Modest's 'Radiative heat transfer'. It includes the decomposition of the incident radiation into two components and their formal solutions, assumptions, and equations for temperature and heat flux. The lecture also discusses the isotropically scattering medium, overall optical thickness, and solutions to RTE using the Monte Carlo method. An example problem is presented to compute the net radiative heat flux and temperature in a medium at radiative equilibrium.