On the collision probability for comets with the Sun

DOI10.1007/BF01230740zbMATH Open0572.70018OpenAlexW2085805434MaRDI QIDQ3690286FDOQ3690286

Authors: Richard A. Serafin 

Publication date: 1985

Published in: Celestial Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01230740

zbMATH Keywords

Laplace's methodcometsSuncollision probabilitydifferent velocity distributionselliptic and hyperbolic orbitsSchiaparelli's hyperboloid of visibilityvarious initial conditions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Celestial mechanics (70F15) Collision of rigid or pseudo-rigid bodies (70F35) Astronomy and astrophysics (85A99)

Cites Work

• Modern view on Laplace's problem
• Laplace's problem in mathematical aspect

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