up:: 031 MOC Classical Mechanics
Given an ensemble of particles , one defines their center of mass as
where is the total system’s mass.
The center of mass is essentially a weighted average of the position of the particles.
up:: 031 MOC Classical Mechanics
Given an ensemble of particles , one defines their center of mass as
where is the total system’s mass.
The center of mass is essentially a weighted average of the position of the particles.