2001/05/11 by Moshe Elitzur, Elitzur, Moshe
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0105205
Review in "COSMIC MASERS: FROM PROTO-STARS to BLACK HOLES", Brazil, March 2001. To appear in proceeding of IAU Symposium 206
arxiv created 2001/05/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
This review covers some of the developments in basic theory of astronomical masers over the past ten years. Topics included are the effects of three dimensional geometry and polarization, with special emphasis on the differences between maser and non-maser radiation.