Newton Definition and 525 Threads
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I A "continous" gravitational field formula r=0 to infinity
This model describes the gravitational field of a non-rotating, spherically symmetric body—without spin effects such as centrifugal acceleration or equatorial bulging. The Construction Process • Begin with Newton’s law of universal gravitation and a sphere of radius R with constant density d. •...- Owe Kristiansen
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- Gravitational field strength Newton
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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I Reframing Light Bending Using Density Instead of Radius
Title: Reframing Light Bending Using Density Instead of Radius I’ve been exploring an alternative way to express gravitational light bending, starting from the classical general relativity approximation: θ = (4 * G * M) / (r * c²) Instead of using radius r, I substituted it using the density...- Owe Kristiansen
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- Gravity Newton
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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B Use Surface-Volume to approximate gravity for planets and protons
Title: Gravity Proportional to Mass over Surface Area — A Dimensional Approximation I derived an approximation for surface gravity using the gravitational constant and surface area: g ≈ (4π G M) / A 🔍 What Each Symbol Means: • g: Surface gravity — the acceleration due to gravity at the...- Owe Kristiansen
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- Gravity Newton specific volume Surface area
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Hello!
I am Sojeong Ki from South Korea. I am studying The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind, and I joined this community to ask questions and receive answers to ensure that I am understanding the material correctly. And the part I am currently studying is Newtonian classical mechanics. I look...- Gi-So-Jeong
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- Classical Mechanics Newton Physics Theoretical minimum
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I Is Newton the founder of quantum gravitation?
Is it okay to assume that the Newtonian formula $$ F = G \ \dfrac{ m_{_1} m_{_2} }{d^2} $$ is itself a theory of quantum gravity ?- south
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- Newton Quantum
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Newton’s law of cooling to find the temperature of dead body
(a) ##T_{a}(t)=t+5## (b) $$\frac{dT}{dt}=-k(T-T_{a}(t))$$ $$\frac{dT}{dt}=-k(T-t-5)$$ $$\frac{dT}{dt}=-kT+kt+5k$$ Is my working for (a) and (b) so far correct? Thanks- songoku
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- Cooling Newton Temperature
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Newton's 3rd Law of Motion: Is the Punching Bag punching back?
Boxer Bob punches a punch bag with a force of 430 N on the bag (the action force). The bag simultaneously exerts a force of 430N on Bob (the reaction force). We can see this force on Boxer Bob by the compression of his glove while it is in contact with the bag (assuming that the conditions...- paulb203
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- Law Newton
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Newton's 2nd Law confusion: mass times acceleration is not a force?
Grateful if someone could explain why, if Newton's 2nd law says F=ma, I've read warnings and cautions in several physics books that mass times acceleration is not a force. Is it because the equals sign does not mean equals as in 2+2=4, perhaps? -
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Required force for sphere start rolling
Assume there are two objects on the same surface, one is a cube and the other is a sphere. Both objects have the same mass m. The required applied force to the center of mass of the cube for it to start sliding should be equal to static friction force: μs⋅m⋅g. But what is the required applied...- eyeweyew
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- Force applied Mechanical Newton
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Which year did Newton first work with calculus: 1664,1665 or 1666?
Which exactly year Newton first time write about calculus, 1664, 1665 or 1666? I find three years circles in many sources, 1664, 1665 and 1666 , do yo maybe know some thrusted source where we can find correct information? Here is 1665...- user079622
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- Calculus Newton Research
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- Forum: General Discussion
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B How to convert ft-lbs/sec to Newtons?
Hi, How to convert 51065 foot pound per second to Newtons, not Newtons meter per second?- Rev. Cheeseman
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- Force Newton Power
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- Forum: General Math
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Newton's third law and weight
my answer was B because wont it B be as its the normal reaction force? due to the newtons 3rd law?? correct answer is A...- hello478
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- Law Newton
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Question about an example in Newton's Principia
I've started reading the Principia and have been trying to follow along with the examples. Unfortunately, I got stuck almost immediately. This example is from 'Axioms, or laws of motion', Law III, Corollary II. It is based on the following picture (everything in red is my addition): The text...- GCUEasilyDistracted
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- Classical mechanics Newton
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- Forum: Mechanics
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A window cleaner holding his platform up with a rope and pulley
The answer is 441N instead of 883N, but why? can anyone help?- PAULLIM
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- Challenge Laws Newton
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Distributed weight of inclined beam.
I'm having problem in drawing the distributed load (weight per foot) for the inclined beam as it shows. should it be rectangular? if so shouldn't the distributed load be vertical down as the resultant weight at the centroid (W) please help me understand how to draw the free body diagram for this...- Mohmmad Maaitah
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- Free body diagram Newton Reactions Statics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Why does the given conserved quantity mean the motion is on a cone?
TL;DR Summary: . An electrone moves in a magnetic field ##B(\vec r)=g \frac {\vec r}{|\vec r|^3}##. Why does the conservation of the quantity $$\vec J=\vec r \times\vec p +eg\frac {\vec r}{|\vec r|}$$ mean that the motion is on the surface of a cone?- deuteron
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- Conservation Geometry Newton
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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B Newton's First Law -- Mistranslated for 3 centuries
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mistranslation-of-newtons-first-law-discovered-after-nearly-300-years/- jedishrfu
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- First law Newton
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Loop problem with skier on ramp going into a loop-the-loop
I have an assignment in physics and I can't understand the difference between the 2 questions. That's the question A skier with mass m=70 kg stands on a ramp of height h. At the foot of the ramp, there is a loop with a radius of r=15 m. When entering the ramp, the speed is v1=0 m/s. a) For...- PainlessPeach
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- Energy and its consevation Mechanic Newton
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Uncertainty in Newton's law of cooling
I'm finding the uncertainty of k, given that each temperature has an uncertainty of +/- 0.5 degress.- sunmoonlight
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- Cooling Newton Uncertainty
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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General form of Newton II -- Not understanding this step in the derivation
For this, Does someone please know how do we derive equation 9.9 from 9.8? Do we take the limits as t approach's zero for both sides? Why not take limit as momentum goes to zero? Many thanks!- member 731016
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- Derivation Form General Limits Momentum Newton Newton's second law
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Data needed - Related bodies and their stats
I’m analysing the gravitational relationships between different mass astronomical bodies and am getting sick of having to individually google and document these. Are there data sets out there that list pairs/sets of objects which includes their mass and distance from each other? Including...- ForTheLoveOfPhysics
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- bodies Data Data analysis Data sets Newton Newtonian gravity Stats
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Currently spending some time outside observable universe…
It asked for a snappy title so don’t judge! I’m here for the physics not the BS. And I’ve checked my Dunning-Krugerness & Confirmation Bias at the door! In a way I’ve always been fascinated by physics and the biggest of questions but recently I thought I’d jump in and actually participate as...- ForTheLoveOfPhysics
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- Black holes Dark energy Gravitational force Infinite universe Newton
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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I Stuck in understanding Newton's 3 laws
I'm stuck to understand 3 laws of Newton. It doesn't make sense to me. 1. Suppose the case when a person stay in a rest vehicle.When we accelerate the car the person still at rest so the person has to move to the tail of the vehicle cause his intertia of staying rest. If we decrese the...- Clockclocle
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- Laws Mechanic Newton Newton 2nd law Newton 3rd law Stuck
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Newton's 2nd Law: Why is Resistance Considered a Positive Force?
regarding the last question. I know that resistance is a negative force because it goes in the opposite direction to the movement of the boat. So whenever, I want to apply Newton's 2nd law of motion: the sum of forces = m a I should write - F resit = m.a. However, they have considered the...- Fakhro
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- Law Newton Second law
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Understanding Newton Force: Real World Examples
I would just like to get a perspective on how much is an x amount of Newtons, like in real world examples. I know everyone says 100N is about equal to the force of a 10kg object being set on you, but this example really only gives perspective on downwards force. For example I calculated the...- Luja
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- Force Newton Real world
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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I Weak principle of equivalence (Galileo, Newton)
Many tutorials that explain the weak principle of equivalence (Galileo, Newton) do not clearly state whether the body is affected by the force of inertia during free fall as a result of the gravitational acceleration of the body. In other words, the question is whether, during the free fall of a...- qnt200
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- Equivalence Free fall Galileo Newton Principle Weak
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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A Can Newton's Method Solve Freer Motion?
Hello everyone, my question is, if there is a case, where you can't you Langrange (1 or 2) but only Newton to solve the equation of motion? My guess is, that it might be, when we have no restrictions at all, so a totally free motion. Does anybody know? -
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How Does Snell's Law Affect Wavelength?
I thought about using the snell’s law because it involves different refractive index but I have no idea why the wavelength would be affected by the snell’s law. I thought that maybe if I found the frequency I might be able to get the wavelength but, I don’t know which formula I should use. I...- diggadigga
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- Exam Newton sir
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Trouble understanding total mechanical energy and the second law of Newton
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- Energy Law Mechanical Mechanical energy Newton Second law
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Should I Read Newton's Principia Mathematica?
I was wondering to read this book to get a better understanding of the classical world. I want to know what things are there that I can learn in this book? Is it worth it? Is it tough? Should I read it or it will be covered in undergraduate and graduate level of physics?- rudransh verma
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- Mathematica Newton
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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Newton's second law (My turtle named Newton being accelerated)
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-Newtons-laws/Newtons-laws-of-motion/a/what-is-Newtons-second-law How do I find the horizontal right components force? It states it is 22 N but there is no reason that the left horizontal component is the same as the right. I thought the...- rgtr
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- Law Newton Newton's second law Second law
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Why Did Newton Use d² for Gravitation Law?
When Newton developed his law of universal gravitation, why would he use distance squared d², instead of 4/3πr³ as the field would expand in a sphere around the body? -
B Balloon rocket- What happens inside and why the reaction?
The law of action and reaction is the explanation that I see everywhere. But I can't find anywhere what exactly pushes the balloon in the opposite direction as the air coming out. Air molecules come out to where pressure is less. What exactly moves the rubber balloon in the opposite direction...- Guidog77
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- Balloon Newton Reaction Rocket
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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I 1st law of Newton as a special case of the 2nd law (historical aspect)
I am speaking here not of the modern definitions (like a 1st Newton law as a definition of an inertial reference frame), but rather on the way the 1st law was formulated in the time of Newton. That is, it's obvious that the 1st Newton law in its original formulation is a corollary of the 2nd... -
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MHB Fixed point,, Jacobi- & Newton Method, Linear Systems
Hey! :giggle: Question 1 : Let $g(x)-=x-x^3$. The point $x=0$ is a fixed point for $g$. Show that if $x^{\star}$ is a fixed point of $g$, $g(x^{\star})=x^{\star}$, then $x^{\star}=0$. If $(x_k)$ the sequence $x_{k+1}=g(x_k)$, $k=0,1,2,\ldots$ show that if $0>x_0>-1$ then $(x_k)$ is...- mathmari
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- Fixed point Jacobi Linear Method Newton Point Systems
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MHB What conditions guarantee convergence of Newton's method for approximating pi/2?
Hey! 😊 I have calculated an approximation to $\frac{\pi}{2}$ using Newton's method on $f(x)=\cos (x)$ with starting value $1$. After 2 iterations we get $1,5707$. Which conditions does the starting point has to satisfy so that the convergence of the sequence of the Newton iterations to...- mathmari
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- Convergence Method Newton
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Selection of a compression spring
Summary:: What does I need to consider in order to get the right spring? Hello. I need a compression spring that require 10 lbs of force in order to be compressed 1cm. The springs outer diameter (De) has to be 1cm. The spring will be made out of piano wire. Which values of specification does...- kalkyl
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- Calculation Compression Force Newton Spring
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Casimir Effect experiment and implications on motion theory
Quantum mechanics has argued for years that space is not a vacuum. Arguments attempting to brush aside quantum mechanics vacuum theory claiming, it's 'just a quantum mathematical theory' can now put to rest. In this article, laboratory experimentation demonstrates that the Casimir Effect can... -
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Calculating Final Positions & Velocities for M1, M2 & Spring After DeltaT
Let's say you have two masses on either side of a spring. Mass 1 is connected to the end of a spring. The spring itself has no mass. Mass 2 is free in space. So you have: [M1]-[spring] [M2]So it's more descriptive, I'll name the variables like you might in programming. Let's define... -
MHB How to Translate Univariate Newton's Approximation to Multidimensional Systems?
Hello, I am having difficulty in translating the univariate Newton's approximation {Xn = Xn-1 - [ f(Xn-1) / f'(Xn-1)]} into the multidimensional case. My multidimensional equation system is y = F.x where y and x are (nx1) column vectors and the coefficients matrix F is (nxn), so that (nx1) =...- Purplepixie
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- Multidimensional Newton
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra
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I Einstein vs Newton: The concept of inertial vs non inertial frames
Is concept of inertial vs non inertial frame inveted in Einsten theory of relativity or Newton knows that we can see on same object from different perspective? (Newton set 3 laws for inertial frame,so did he knew for realitivtiy when view object form different perspective/frame and did he...- Aeronautic Freek
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- Concept Einstein Frames Inertial Newton
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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B Testing the effect of Gravity at home....
Hi ... air resistance is the reason that objects of different mass fall to Earth at different speeds. In a vacuum all objects fall to Earth at the same rate regardless of mass. OK - I get it but all the experiments that illustrate this tend to rely on tall buildings or massive vacuum chambers...- PatrickR
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- Air resistance Galileo Gravity Home Newton Testing
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Understanding the Third Law of Newton — How can the forces be equal?
Hello guys, The third law says: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second...- chucho11028
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- Forces Law Newton Third law
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Investigating the Impact of Heating a Substance on Room Temperature
Through the research that I conducted is that I wasn't able to find actual supporting answer to this question. I struggle with Physics and math and because of Coronavirus my school has shut down meaning I don't have access to my teachers or tutor. The main line that i am thinking is that if it...- bnd_20191
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- Exponential decay Heating Impact Newton Physics Temperature
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Introductory application of the Newton Euler equations to a composite body
α is the second derivative of angle and w is the first derivative In the free body diagrams the only force on A is the normal force since it is only constrained not to move vertically. Have I drawn the free body diagram and kinetic diagram correctly? By relating the accelerations of the...- Andrew1234
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- Application Body Composite Euler Euler equations Introductory Newton
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Heating a soup (solving this problem with a DE)
I'm having quite a bit of a problem with this one. I've managed to figure out that ##T_0 = 0##. However, not knowing what ##q(t)## is bothers me, although it seems that I could theoretically solve the problem without knowing it. For ##t>t_1##, integration by parts gives me ##T = Ce^{-t/10}##...- JessicaHelena
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- Cooling Differential equations Heating Homogeneous equation Newton
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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How do I solve this physics problem of mechanics and Newton's laws?
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- Laws Mechanic Mechanics Newton Newton 2nd law Newton mechanics Newton's laws Physcis Physics
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Is Newton I independent of Newton II?
If Newton II is defined as ##\sum F = \dot{p}## and ##p = mv##, why do we consider Newton I as a separate law for cases where ##\sum F = 0##? Is Newton I really independent of Newton II? -
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Is the Cauchy momentum equation the general form of Newton II?
Is it appropriate to say that within classical physics the general form of Newton II is the Cauchy momentum equation? This equation applies to an arbitrary continuum body. Therefore it is more general than the common form of Newton II which applies basically to point masses and centers of mass... -
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Three masses, a string and pulley and a table -- solve for the acceleration
Let T be the tension in the string, a be the acceleration of mass 2m, 2a be the acceleration of mass m T = (m) (2a) ---eq(1) The mass 3m will come down with acceleration a’ = (a+2a)/2 = 3a/2 3mg - 2T = 3m . 3a/2 from equation 1 3mg - 2(2ma) = 3m . 3a/2 thus a = 6/17g thus acceleration of 3m...- Rishabh Narula
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- Acceleration Newton Newton 2nd law Pulley String Table
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help