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G. W. Stuart
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 2 | Number 5 | September 1957 | Pages 617-625
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE57-A25428
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A variational principle is derived for the probability that a neutron, incident upon a body of arbitrary shape and suffering multiple collisions within the body, will be absorbed by the body. Using constant trial function, the variational results are compared to sensibly exact numerical results for the case of an infinite cylinder.
