could you please be more elaboratejbriggs444 said:Without loss of generality, consider the object to be at rest. Move two test masses close to it on either side and measure their acceleration.
About which part?Thejas15101998 said:could you please be more elaborate
the second sentencejbriggs444 said:About which part?
yesjbriggs444 said:Do you know Newton's universal law of gravitation?
Perhaps you have noticed that the formula has two mass terms appearing within?Thejas15101998 said:yes
yes, but then?jbriggs444 said:Perhaps you have noticed that the formula has two mass terms appearing within?
Sorry, you are going to have to show some effort here. Take Newton's law of universal gravitation and solve for M. What's on the right hand side?Thejas15101998 said:yes, but then?
I am not able to comprehend of what you do with finding the acceleration...and wouldn't the accelerations be same for both the test masses when they are close to the rest mass?jbriggs444 said:Sorry, you are going to have to show some effort here. Take Newton's law of universal gravitation and solve for M. What's on the right hand side?
Please quote Newton's universal law of gravitation in full. Do not leave out the F. Solve for M.Thejas15101998 said:GMm/rsquare
The point of having two test masses is so that they have no net effect on the motion of the mass that you do not wish to affect. Yes, the magnitude of their accelerations would be the same. But would their accelerations be the same regardless of the size of the mass that we wish to evaluate?Thejas15101998 said:I am not able to comprehend of what you do with finding the acceleration...and wouldn't the accelerations be same for both the test masses when they are close to the rest mass?
Thejas15101998 said:I am not able to comprehend of what you do with finding the acceleration...and wouldn't the accelerations be same for both the test masses when they are close to the rest mass?
Jenab2 said:You can team up with someone else who will approach the planet from the opposite side, such that the distances are always the same, so that the other person's motion is the mirror image of yours in the reference frame of the planet.
Is this question for your schoolwork?Thejas15101998 said:A object is moving in free space with a constant velocity. How will you find the mass of the object without changing its velocity ?
no...my friend it was just a hot discussion which i wanted to spread.berkeman said:Is this question for your schoolwork?
You could also use light beams and measure how much they will be bent.Let'sthink said:The experiment that has been suggested seems ok but it gives the mass of the object in question provided you the identical mass of test objects.
Why do you think that the mass of the test objects is important?Let'sthink said:The experiment that has been suggested seems ok but it gives the mass of the object in question provided you the identical mass of test objects.
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter present in an object. It is a fundamental property of an object and is constant regardless of its location or movement.
Mass and weight are often used interchangeably, but they are actually two different concepts. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter, while weight is a measure of the force exerted on an object by gravity. Mass remains constant, but weight can vary depending on the strength of the gravitational force.
To measure the mass of an object in motion, you can use the formula mass = force/acceleration. This is known as Newton's Second Law of Motion. By measuring the force acting on the object and its acceleration, you can calculate its mass.
No, the mass of an object in motion remains constant. This is because mass is an intrinsic property of an object and is not affected by its velocity or movement.
The constant velocity of an object has no effect on its mass. As mentioned earlier, mass is a fundamental property of an object and remains constant regardless of its movement or velocity.