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The Boltzmann’s equation is solved in the case of monoenergetic neutrons created by a plane or point source in an infinite medium which has spherically symmetric scattering. The customary solution of the diffusion equation appears to be multiplied by a constant factor which is smaller than 1. In addition to this term the total neutron density contains another term which is important in the neighborhood of the source. It goes with 1/r2 in the neighborhood of a point source.
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Wigner, E.P. (1992). Solution of Boltzmann’s Equation for Monoenergetic Neutrons in an Infinite Homogeneous Medium. In: Weinberg, A.M. (eds) Nuclear Energy. The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner, vol A / 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77425-6_6
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