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[UPSC IFoS 2021] Central Force Motion and Gravitation (Q77, 8M)
A comet of mass m moves towards the Sun with initial velocity v_0. The mass of the sun is M and its radius is R. Find the total cross-section \sigma for striking the Sun. Take the Sun to be at rest and ignore all other bodies.
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