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Relativistic kinetic equation for Compton scattering of polarized radiation in strong magnetic field
We derive the relativistic kinetic equation for Compton scattering of
polarized radiation in strong magnetic field using the Bogolyubov method. The
induced scattering and the Pauli exclusion principle are taken into account.
The electron polarization is also considered in the general form of the kinetic
equation. The special forms of the equation for the cases of the non-polarized
electrons, the rarefied electron gas and the two polarization mode description
of radiation are found. The derived equations are valid for any photon and
electron energies and the magnetic field strength below about 10^{16} G. These
equations provide the basis for formulation of the equation for polarized
radiation transport in atmospheres and magnetospheres of strongly magnetized
neutron stars.Comment: 23 pages, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.