A modified derivation of the Wiener-Hopf solution of Milne's problem is given in a form suitable for application to problems in the theory of neutron diffusion.

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Rigorous upper and lower bounds for the asymptotic neutron density in Milne's problem for the sphere are calculated by means of an extension of Hopf's method for the plane.