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Undergrad What is the mistake in the derivation of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation?
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Undergrad What is the mistake in the derivation of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation?
Thank you for your response I can't get the final result with my equation. Can you please show me how it is done. I am trying for about 24 hours now :/ -
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Undergrad What is the mistake in the derivation of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation?
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Undergrad What is the mistake in the derivation of the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation?
Hello, I am trying to understand the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation. I am looking at this right now: http://www.math24.net/rocket-motion.html they said that the momentum of the rocket itself is: p1 = (m-dm)(v+dv) and the momentum of the gas was: p2 = dm(v-u) Here is the problem- u is...