In a major advance in computational astrophysics a team of scientists have developed a method to compute more realistic properties of stellar atmospheres. The method opens the door to more realistic simulations of stellar spectra — the primary tool astronomers use to decode the physical conditions in stars, circumstellar disks, and interstellar clouds. Atmospheres of the Sun and stars are known to be a heterogeneous mixture of neutral and ionized matter immersed in a diffuse radiation field. Interaction between the matter and radiation in such an atmosphere involves several…
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