Radiative Transfer Equation

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• What is conduction in stellar atmospheres?
• How does convection occur in stellar bodies?
• Does earth lose energy to space through conduction?
• How does heat travel through empty space?
• How can heat travel through space if it is a vacuum?
• How does radiation transfer heat energy?
• How does heat transfer through a vacuum?
• How does energy transfer in the radiative zone compare to that in the convective zone?
• How do you calculate the radiative heat transfer coefficient?
• How do you calculate the radiative heat transfer coefficient?
• How do you solve the radiative transfer equation?