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local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE)
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Fr.: équilibre thermodynamique local
The assumption that all distribution functions characterizing the material and its interaction with the radiation field at a point in the star are given by → thermodynamic equilibrium relations at local values of the temperature and density. See also: → local; → thermodynamic; → equilibrium. |