Numerical simulations of collisions in self-gravitating systems

Details Numerical simulations of collisions in self-gravitating systems Numerical simulations of collisions in self-gravitating systems

Aug 1984

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Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 31, Aug. 1984, p. 1-13. Research supported by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation.

Computer Science

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Celestial Mechanics, Gravitation, Particle Collisions, Planetology, Ring Structures, Computerized Simulation, Saturn Rings

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The influence of partially elastic collisions, gravitational encounters, and different gravitational potentials is studied in terms of computer simulations involving a ring of 200 identical particles. If the masses of the particles are small, their mutual gravitational attraction is found to produce a decrease in the dispersion of velocities below the collisional equilibrium value, but for heavier particles the dispersion again begins to increase. The vertical component of the force which is produced by the self-gravitation of the ring reduces its thickness. The results of the simulations are in good agreement with the predictions of the collisional theory.

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