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As an analogy to wave packets, consider an “automobile packet” that occurs near the scene of an accident on a freeway. The phase speed is analogous to the speed of individual automobiles as they move through the backup caused by the accident. The group speed can be identified as the speed of the leading edge of the packet of cars. For the automobile packet, is the group speed (a) the same as the phase speed, (b) less than the phase speed, or (c) greater than the phase speed?
This question has to do with binary star systems, where 'i' is the angle of inclination of the system.
Calculate the mean expectation value of the factor sin3i, i.e., the mean value it would have among an ensemble of binaries with random inclinations. Find the masses of the two stars, if sin3i has its mean value.
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v1=100 km/s
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