A statistical method for analyzing the collective motion of bodies in an atmosphere (Q1395316)

From authors' summary: We suggest numerical method for analyzing the motion of a group of bodies through an atmosphere under the conditions when ablation of nose sections of the bodies and their aerodynamic interference are possible. The motion is described as an ensemble of possible paths under given statistical perturbations of initial conditions and parameters that affect the motion along a path. The method incorporates the aerodynamics of a body of variable mass and geometry, heat transfer and ablation, stability of motion, aerodynamic interference, and atmospheric perturbations.