The initial-value problem for neutron transport in a finite body with generalized boundary conditions

Summary We prove the existence and the uniqueness of the solution of the initial-value problem for neutron transport in a finite convex body with generalized boundary conditions which include both the perfect reflection and the vacuum boundary condition as particular cases.Moreover, we show that the transport operator has at least one real eigenvalue provided a perfect reflection boundary condition is valid over a finite portion of the boundary surface.Finally, we indicate the asymptotic behavior of the neutron density as t + .

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Sommario Si prova l'esistenza e l'unicità della soluzione di un problema di trasporto di neutroni in un mezzo finito con condizioni al contorno generalizzate.Si mostra che l'operatore del trasporto ammette almeno un autovalore reale purché la condizione di perfetta riflessione sia soddisfatta su almeno una porzione finita della superficie.Infine si studia il comportamento asintotico della densità neutronica per t+.

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This paper was partly written during the author's stay at the Department of Physics of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) with a NATO fellowship.