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Forty-one) r 2v the place v¯2 is the mean-square speed of the inhabitants of Oort cloud comets, assumed to be all of unit mass, and A is a continuing. in addition, we have now: vx = r˙ and vy2 + vz2 = vT2 , the place vT is the tangential pace. allow φ be the perspective among the course of vT and the axis y, then we now have vy = vT cos φ and vz = vT sin φ. In a thermalized country, the entire instructions of the rate vector are both possible, and for a similar cause all of the angles φ, for you to alternative the hot variables vT and φ via the transformation equation dvy dvz = ∂(vy , vz ) dvT dφ = vT dvT dφ. ∂(vT , φ) (5. forty two) Substituting eq. (5. forty two) into eq. (5. forty-one) and integrating φ within the variety zero < φ < 2π we receive three 2µ drv ˙ T dvT r2 dr. (5. forty three) eightπ 2 A exp − ¯2 r˙ 2 + vT2 − r 2v allow us to now introduce the hot variables 1 µ three E = (r˙ 2 + vT2 ) − , ok = ¯2 , 2 r 2v 128 bankruptcy five the place E is the complete orbital power according to unit mass. Substituting those expressions in eq. (5. forty three) we receive ˙ T dvT r2 dr eightπ 2 A exp (−2KE)drv (5. forty four) allow us to swap now to the hot variables ok= 1 , rvT σ = vT − µ , rvT and subsequent rework the variables r, ˙ vT , and r to E, ok, and σ. The Jacobian modulus of transformation is r˙ ∂(E, ok, σ) = 2 , ∂(r, ˙ vT , r) r vT from the place we receive drdv ˙ T dr = r 2 vT dEdkdσ. r˙ (5. forty five) we will simply derive the next family members one of the different variables 1 r= , vT = σ + µk, k(σ + µk) from which we receive r˙ = 2E − σ 2 + µ2 okay 2 half . (5. forty six) Substituting those variables in eq. (5. forty four) we receive sixteenπ 2 A exp (−2KE)dEdkdσ. ok four (σ + µk)2 (2E − σ 2 + µ2 ok 2 )1/2 (5. forty seven) given that we wish to follow the distribution legislation basically to certain platforms, the comet strength needs to fulfil the situation: E < zero (E = zero corresponds to a parabolic orbit and E > zero to hyperbolic orbits). moreover, from eq. (5. forty six) we derive the next boundary : 2E −σ 2 +µ2 ok 2 ≥ zero and as a result −(2E+µ2 okay 2 )1/2 ≤ σ ≤ +(2E+µ2 ok 2 )1/2 . (5. forty eight) considering the fact that vT is usually optimistic, we have now the extra constraint: vT = σ + µk ≥ zero 129 THE OORT CLOUD allow us to now introduce the variables p2 = µ2 ok 2 + 2E, σ = p cos θ, and substituting those expressions in eq. (5. forty six) we receive sixteenπ 2 A exp (−2KE)p sin θdθdEdk. okay four (σ + µk)2 p sin θ (5. forty nine) We needs to first research the boundaries of θ. From the situation given via eq. (5. forty eight) we receive −p ≤ σ ≤ +p, wherein −1 ≤ cos θ ≤ +1, so θ can differ in the diversity (0, π). Effecting the mixing with admire to θ, i. e. π dθ sixteenπ 2 A exp (−2KE)dEk −4 dk zero (p cos θ + µk)2 we get the next expression sixteenπ three A 1 µ2 ok 2 1 − p2 3/2 exp (−2KE)dEk −4 dk. (5. 50) µ2 okay 2 As a final step, allow us to introduce the identified orbital parameters: the angular momentum in keeping with unit mass h = rvT = 1/k, and the eccentricity e with regards to h by way of h2 = µa(1 − e2 ) and as a result e2 = 1 − h2 /µa. taking into account that the orbital strength E = −µ/2a, we get 2h2 E e= 1+ µ2 0.5 = p . µk Substituting ok by means of e in eq. (5. 50) we get the next distribution of the energies E and eccentricities e of the thermalized inhabitants of comets sixteenπ three Aµ3 exp (−2KE)(−2E)−5/2 dEede.

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