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Gravitational Scattering Experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Stephen L. W. McMillan*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Abstract

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We describe a fully automated gravitational scattering package capable of determining cross sections and reaction rates for binary-single-star scattering, and present some applications to systems of astrophysical interest.

Type
August 25: X Ray and Compact Objects in Globular Clusters
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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