Table of Contents

Part I: Background
1: Introduction
2: Atomic line shapes
3: Collisions, quenching, and particle diffusion
Part II: The Classical Radiation Trapping Problem
4: Formulation of the classical problems
5: Mathematical methods for the Holstein equation
6: Mathematical methods for the Multiple-Scattering representation
7: Fitting equations and physical interpretation
8: The Milne and Eddington approximations
9: Solution of the transfer equation
Part III: Generalized Trapping Problems
10: Simple generalizations
11: Partial frequency redistribution
12: Polarization
13: Non-linear radiation trapping
14: Combination of techniques
Part IV: Applications
15: Measurements in chemical physics
16: Simulations of optically pumped gas lasers
17: Atomic line filters
18: Discharge lamps and plasmas