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These two functions will return the radii of impact for a target object
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of mass M and radius R as well as it's effective cross sectional area σ(sigma).
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That is to say any projectile with velocity v passing within σ, will impact the
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of mass M and radius R as well as it's effective cross sectional area sigma.
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That is to say any projectile with velocity v passing within sigma, will impact the
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target object with mass M. The derivation of which is given at the bottom
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of this file.
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The derivation shows that a projectile does not need to aim directly at the target
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body in order to hit it, as R_capture>R_target. Astronomers refer to the effective
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cross section for capture as σ=π*R_capture**2.
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cross section for capture as sigma=π*R_capture**2.
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This algorithm does not account for an N-body problem.
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This effect is used in polarimetry to measure the optical activity of a sample.
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Real polarizers are also not perfect blockers of the polarization orthogonal to
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their polarization axis; the ratio of the transmission of the unwanted component
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to the wanted component is called the extinction ratio, and varies from around
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1:500 for Polaroid to about 1:106 for Glan–Taylor prism polarizers.
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1:500 for Polaroid to about 1:106 for Glan-Taylor prism polarizers.
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Reference : "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizer#Malus's_law_and_other_properties"
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"""
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