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Density in a Simple Model of the Exosphere

1962; AIP Publishing; Volume: 5; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.1724466

2163-4998

R. E. Aamodt, K. M. Case,

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

The particle density of a simple model of the exosphere is obtained by solving exactly the collisionless Boltzmann equation. The main point of the solution is that it is a discontinuous, multivalued function of the constants of motion. Results, of course, agree with those of other methods based on Newtonian mechanics.