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  Re: Physics, relativity, quantum, etc.  
From: scott
Date: 22 Jan 2009 09:32:03
Message: <49788363$1@news.povray.org>
>  I think the slingshot effect is not dependent on the density of the 
> larger
> object, only on its mass and velocity (or, in other words, momentum). So
> a black hole wouldn't make any difference compared to a regular star of
> the same mass and velocity.

But presumably an object with the same mass but higher density would allow 
you to get a faster slingshot without crashing into it (because it's 
smaller)?


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