Question about a physical entity (dimensional analysis)

In summary, the conversation is about trying to understand the concept of mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat, and whether it has any practical applications. The participants also discuss the idea of using this quantity as a figure of merit for deceleration and the lack of references for it. The conversation ends with one person stating they have found an answer but cannot share it due to forum rules.
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i try to understand what physical entity mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat could be?
Any ideas?
thanks
i try to understand what physical entity mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat could be?
Any ideas?
thanks
 
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simplemind said:
TL;DR Summary: i try to understand what physical entity mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat could be?
Any ideas?
thanks

i try to understand what physical entity mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat could be?
Any ideas?
thanks
Massdensity per speedquadrat. What else?
 
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I've no clue, what such a quantity would be good for. Do you have a reference, where it is used?
 
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simplemind said:
i try to understand what physical entity mass or massdensity divided by speedquadrat could be?
For a given projectile shape (fixed cross section and coefficient of drag), mass divided by the square of speed would be a good figure of merit for the decelleration of a bullet.

Higher numbers mean higher effective inertia against air resistance. It is inversely proportional to the decelleration.
 
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kuruman said:
Massdensity per speedquadrat. What else?
and meters per seconds is meters per seconds. what else :-)
 
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vanhees71 said:
I've no clue, what such a quantity would be good for. Do you have a reference, where it is used?

I have already found an answer.The Thread can be closed.
thanks to all.
 
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And what is the answer?
 
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I have no reference for it so i will not work against the rules.
But it satisfy me.
Thanks
 
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Which rules? I think it's a good rule to provide the answer to a question for people who come later and read this thread!
 
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An answer that you can't post lest it run afould of PF Rules is unlikely to be a very good answer.
 
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