Closed-form ab initio solutions of geometric albedos and reflected light phase curves of exoplanets
Kevin Heng, Brett M. Morris, Daniel Kitzmann
Topics & Concepts
Albedo (alchemy)Geometric albedoPhysicsScatteringPhase (matter)Reflection (computer programming)Computational physicsGeometric phaseSpecular reflectionSingle-scattering albedoAb initioSpherical harmonicsGeometrical opticsLight scatteringExoplanetScattering theorySolar SystemAsymmetryPlanetLight curvePolynomialOpticsTerrestrial planetClassical mechanicsOrbit (dynamics)Astro and Planetary ScienceStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical Research