Title: Newton diagram
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Newton diagram
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.N04137
Status: current

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 Term
- scattering: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/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)

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Citation: 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. 10.1351/goldbook.N04137
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