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Isaac Smith
Physics and Math
Undergraduate Research in the Neighborhoods
Isaac developed a radiative transfer code, STARDIS, designed to generate synthetic stellar spectra. Given information about a star, such as its structure and composition, the code will determine the light a telescope would observe if looking at that star. The code solves equations from several different branches of physics, including optics, atomic physics, and plasma physics, to paint an accurate picture of how light travels through stellar atmospheres. In future research, this will be used to determine information about the stars we see by matching actual observed spectra to the code's output. In addition to developing the code, Isaac compared the results from STARDIS to similar codes, and found strong agreement when modeling the sun.
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