Term: Newton diagram
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04137

Definition:
A vector diagram used to show the relationship between initial and final velocities or momenta in a two-particle scattering process. It is commonly used to relate laboratory and centre-of-mass coordinates.

Related Terms:
1) scattering (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05487).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 175 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'Newton diagram' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04137

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