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Dynamical Friction. I. General Considerations: the Coefficient of Dynamical Friction.

Chandrasekhar, S.·1943·The Astrophysical Journal

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In this paper it is shown that a star must experience dynamicaifriclion, i.e., it must sufier from a sys- tematic tendency to be decelerated in the direction of its motion. `This dynamical friction which stars ex- perience is one of the direct consequences of the fluctuating force acting on a star due to the varying com- plexion of the near neighbors. From considerations of a very general nature it is concluded that the coefficient of dynamical friction, ~, must be of the order of the reciprocal of the time of relaxation of the system. Further, an independent discussion based on the two-body approximation for stellar encounters leads to the following explicit formula for the coefficient of dynamical friction

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Authors
Chandrasekhar, S.
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Published
1943-03
Volume
97
Pages
255
ISSN
  • 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-4357
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