Terry Pilling
Jun4-04, 07:52 AM
<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>\nCan anyone tell me the various methods which can cause\nsmall pieces of dust to stick together? In particular,\nin the early formation of the solar system you have a\ncloud of dust. This dust presumably swirls around and\nthe pieces glom on to each other until you have chunks\nwhich are large enough for gravity to be significant.\nThen (somehow) planets will form. What I would like to know\nare the various methods of getting the dust to be sticky.\nI am sure that static electricity must constitute one way,\nbut what are the others and which are the most important?\n\nI have written a C++ program to simulate the formation of\nthe solar system (just for fun) the thing works great for\nbig gravity-dominated stuff but I am at the point where I\nwant to start with tiny stuff and have it stick together\nsomehow.\n\nAny suggestions are welcome!\n\n--\n\n-Terry\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form"> View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Can anyone tell me the various methods which can cause
small pieces of dust to stick together? In particular,
in the early formation of the solar system you have a
cloud of dust. This dust presumably swirls around and
the pieces glom on to each other until you have chunks
which are large enough for gravity to be significant.
Then (somehow) planets will form. What I would like to know
are the various methods of getting the dust to be sticky.
I am sure that static electricity must constitute one way,
but what are the others and which are the most important?
I have written a C++ program to simulate the formation of
the solar system (just for fun) the thing works great for
big gravity-dominated stuff but I am at the point where I
want to start with tiny stuff and have it stick together
somehow.
Any suggestions are welcome!
--
-Terry
small pieces of dust to stick together? In particular,
in the early formation of the solar system you have a
cloud of dust. This dust presumably swirls around and
the pieces glom on to each other until you have chunks
which are large enough for gravity to be significant.
Then (somehow) planets will form. What I would like to know
are the various methods of getting the dust to be sticky.
I am sure that static electricity must constitute one way,
but what are the others and which are the most important?
I have written a C++ program to simulate the formation of
the solar system (just for fun) the thing works great for
big gravity-dominated stuff but I am at the point where I
want to start with tiny stuff and have it stick together
somehow.
Any suggestions are welcome!
--
-Terry