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As far as I understand, the wires in classical Newtonian mechanics are inextensible, unbreakable and so forth. The part that confuses me is that sometimes there are two tensions in the wire, or rather the tension is in both senses. Is that because there are opposing forces acting on the two ends of the wire, or is that simply because of the electrostatic nature of the force (the particles in the wire all attract each other and resist the extension of the wire).
And in more general terms, how to figure out the tension/tensions of the wire, and the way they act or balance a physical system?
And in more general terms, how to figure out the tension/tensions of the wire, and the way they act or balance a physical system?