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The formation of Kuiper-belt binaries through exchange reactions
In the article in Nature Vol 427 of 5 February 2004
"The formation of Kuiper-belt binaries through exchange reactions" Kuiper-belt binaries with masses m1,m2=1 are explained by the introduction of a third much smaller object of mass m3=0.1 I agree with this approach, however I have certain doubts about the details. Specific the causes like: "through tidal disruption of one object followed by coagulation of fragments during a close encounter with the other" and "a giant impact, where collision debris coagulates into a moon". There are two questions to answer: 1. What is the chance that two masses like m1,m2 meet each other 2. How many more masses like m3 are there compared to masses like m1 or m2. In question 1 I do not mean binary masses but two masses which move in almost circle trajectories around the sun. In general when those two masses meet they will not form a binary system (Each path however will be modified, allowing for future interactions) however when a third object is there simultaneous, all different scenarios are possible. For more detail see my url: http://users.pandora.be/nicvroom/slingsh1.htm From that link there is also a program available which allows you to simulate the different scenarios Nicolaas Vroom http://users.pandora.be/nicvroom/ |
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