The fictitious atmospheric greenhouse effectsPage 35

    * Problem definition Page 35
    * Scientific error versus scientific fraud Page 35
    * Different versions of the atmospheric greenhouse conjecture Page 38
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Möller (1973)Page 38
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Meyer's encyclopedia (1974) Page 38
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Schönwiese (1987)Page 38
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Stichel (1995) Page 39
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Anonymous 1 (1995)Page 39
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Anonymous 2 (1995)Page 40
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Anonymous 3 (1995)Page 40
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after German Meteorological Society (1995)Page 40
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Graßl (1996)Page 41
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Ahrens (2001) Page 41
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy (2001)Page 42
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Encyclopaedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2001) Page 42
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (2007) Page 43
          o Atmospheric greenhouse effect after Rahmstorf (2007)Page 43
          o Conclusion Page 44 
    * The conclusion of the US Department of Energy Page 44
    * Absorption/Emission is not Reflection Page 45
          o An inconvenient popularization of physics Page 45
          o Reflection Page 47
          o Absorption and Emission Page 48
          o Re-emissionPage 48
          o Two approaches of Radiative TransferPage 49 
    * The hypotheses of Fourier, Tyndall, and Arrhenius Page 51
          o The traditional works Page 51
          o Modern works of climatology Page 57 
    * The assumption of radiative balance Page 58
          o Introduction Page 58
          o A note on ``radiation balance'' diagrams Page 58
          o The case of purely radiative balance Page 60
          o The average temperature of a radiation-exposed globe Page 62
          o Non-existence of the natural greenhouse effect Page 64
          o A numerical example Page 65
          o Non-existence of a global temperature Page 66
          o The rotating globe Page 67
          o The obliquely rotating globe Page 68
          o The radiating bulk Page 69
          o The comprehensive work of Schack Page 70 
    * Thermal conductivity versus radiative transfer Page 72
          o The heat equation Page 72
          o Heat transfer across and near interfaces Page 74
          o In the kitchen: Physics-obsessed housewife versus IPCC Page 74 
    * The laws of thermodynamics Page 75
          o Introduction Page 75
          o Diagrams Page 76
          o A paradox Page 77
          o Possible resolution of the paradox Page 78