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Assume a band of N thinsat atoms occupying a magnetic equatorial band ( B = 0 ) between magnetic radius $L$ and $L + \delta L $. Each
atom adds a scattering of

$$ { \partial Area } \over { \partial \theta } = { { - \pi C^2 ~ \cos ( \Delta\alpha / 2 ) } \over { 16 ~ \sin^3 ( \Delta\alpha / 2 ) } } $$


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Diffusion

Diffusion turns curvatures in distributions into changes in time. The effect on a point on a curve is to take a little away from the point, and add a little from what is on both sides of it. This can be expressed as

{ { \partial F(x,t) } \over { \partial t } } ~ = ~ d { { \partial^2 F(x,t) } \over { \partial x^2 } }

Where F(x,t) is a function in space and time and d is the diffusion constant.

As a difference equation, this can be reformulated as:

{{F(x,t+\delta t) - F(x,t)}\over{\delta t}} ~ = ~ D {{ F(x + \delta x, t) +F(x - \delta x, t) - 2*F(x,t)}\over{\delta x^2}}

So, what is D? Let's figure it out for Rutherford diffusion.

Assume a band of N thinsat atoms occupying a magnetic equatorial band ( B = 0 ) between magnetic radius L and L + \delta L . Each atom adds a scattering of

{ \partial Area } \over { \partial \theta } = { { - \pi C^2 ~ \cos ( \Delta\alpha / 2 ) } \over { 16 ~ \sin^3 ( \Delta\alpha / 2 ) } }

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Diffusion (last edited 2013-08-28 14:24:36 by KeithLofstrom)