Analytical, Statistical Approximate Solution of Dissipative and Nondissipative Binary-Single Stellar Encounters
Yonadav Barry Ginat, Hagai B. Perets
Abstract
A new model of three-body interactions provides a statistical prediction of the outcome of a close triple approach that is then applied to an analysis of a close pair of stars interacting with a third.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDissipative systemStarsStatistical physicsOutcome (game theory)Theoretical physicsStatistical analysisStatistical modelSimple (philosophy)Term (time)Classical mechanicsStability (learning theory)Quantum mechanicsStatistical mechanicsRange (aeronautics)Probability distributionMathematical physicsStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchSpacecraft Dynamics and Control