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bobbyk
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This is a highly ideaized problem.
Find a collection of stationary point masses on the unit line [0-1] such that:
1) There is more than 1 mass
2) The total mass = 1
3) Each mass is >0
4) There is no other mass present in the universe
5) Each mass attracts each other mass with Newtonian inverse-square force
6) The entire collection of masses is in equilibrium - that is, the total force
on each mass is = 0
Find a collection of stationary point masses on the unit line [0-1] such that:
1) There is more than 1 mass
2) The total mass = 1
3) Each mass is >0
4) There is no other mass present in the universe
5) Each mass attracts each other mass with Newtonian inverse-square force
6) The entire collection of masses is in equilibrium - that is, the total force
on each mass is = 0