Geometric parametrization of binary elastic collisions

DOI10.1119/1.2188961MaRDI QIDQ3088585zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Amaro J. Rica da Silva, José P. S. Lemos

Publication date 19 August 2011

Published in American Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0602138

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Collision of rigid or pseudo-rigid bodies (70F35)

Abstract: A geometric view of the possible outcomes of elastic collisions of two massive bodies is developed that integrates laboratory, center of mass, and relative body frames in a single diagram. From these diagrams all the scattering properties of binary collisions can be obtained. The particular case of gravitational scattering by a moving massive object corresponds to the slingshot maneuver, and its maximum velocity is obtained.

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