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Binary Tidal Disruption Radius (2010)

An expression for the tidal disruption radius of a binary system is calculated.

 

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Derivation of Initial Velocities for a Two-Body Orbit in the Barycenter Frame (2010)

The readily available information for two body orbits generally refers to the one dimensional, reduced...

 

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Relations Relevant to the One Body Reduction of the Gravitational Two Body Problem (2010)

The one body reduction of the two body problem is outlined along with several important...

 

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Elliptical Orbit Node Passage Time (2009)

The node passage time is calculated in order to gain an understanding of the kind...