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Re: [Phys-l] Conservation of energy in nuclear reactions

Stories on gravity assist seem to vary between the over simplified and the over elaborated. Perhaps it would take a Russian to do it justice. At any rate, this treatment from Columbia seems more careful than most....

<http://www.seas.columbia.edu/~ah297/un-esa/astrophysics/astro-chapter2.html>

Brian W

LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
If the interaction occurs such that it is almost one dimensional, the lighter object should pick up twice the speed of the much heavier object. That is the essence of my understanding of the slingshot effect. Again, I don't see that in your eqn (3).
To the group: Is my understandiing of the slingshot effect incorrect?
Bob at PC