Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Nov 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984mnras.211..347b&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 211, Nov. 15, 1984, p. 347-368. Research supported by t
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Comets, Orbital Elements, Stellar Gravitation, Astronomical Models, Axes Of Rotation, Computational Astrophysics, Evolution (Development), Fading, Frequency Distribution, Hydrogen Clouds, Integral Equations, Oort Cloud, Orbital Elements, Steady State, Thermal Shock
Scientific paper
In the present investigation of the problem of the 1/a-distribution, while the inclusion of stellar perturbations means that the problem is strictly two-dimensional, it can be approximately reduced to a tractable, one-dimensional form. It is emphasized that conclusions made concerning comet origins on the basis of the 1/2-distribution depend entirely on assumptions made about the phenomenon of fading. The one-dimensional integral equation is solved, and the predicted 1/a-distribution is compared with observations in order to constrain the fading function. The initial, very sharp falling off in the 1/a-distribution is attributable to the injection spectrum of new comets from the Oort Cloud, provided that there is subsequent decrease in the distribution. It is stressed that until fading has been adequately explained, the validity of the primordial hypothesis for comet origins will remain unresolved.
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