From 16555851b6514a736c5c9d8e73de7da7fc9b6288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:25:31 +0200 Subject: Migrate from 'jekyll-katex' to 'kramdown-math-sskatex' --- source/know/concept/reduced-mass/index.md | 42 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/know/concept/reduced-mass') diff --git a/source/know/concept/reduced-mass/index.md b/source/know/concept/reduced-mass/index.md index 6718895..1a05b5c 100644 --- a/source/know/concept/reduced-mass/index.md +++ b/source/know/concept/reduced-mass/index.md @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ layout: "concept" --- Problems with two interacting objects can be simplified -by combining them into a pseudo-object with **reduced mass** $\mu$, +by combining them into a pseudo-object with **reduced mass** $$\mu$$, whose position equals the relative position of the objects. -For bodies 1 and 2 with respective masses $m_1$ and $m_2$: +For bodies 1 and 2 with respective masses $$m_1$$ and $$m_2$$: $$\begin{aligned} \boxed{ @@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ $$\begin{aligned} } \end{aligned}$$ -If $\va{x}_1$ and $\va{x}_2$ are the objects' respective positions, +If $$\va{x}_1$$ and $$\va{x}_2$$ are the objects' respective positions, then we define -the relative position $\va{x}_r$, -the relative velocity $\va{v}_r$, -and the relative acceleration $\va{a}_r$: +the relative position $$\va{x}_r$$, +the relative velocity $$\va{v}_r$$, +and the relative acceleration $$\va{a}_r$$: $$\begin{aligned} \va{x}_r @@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ $$\begin{aligned} \end{aligned}$$ Meanwhile, Newton's third law states that -if object 1 experiences a force $\va{F}_1 = m_1 \va{a}_1$ caused by object 2, -then object 2 experiences an opposite and equal force $\va{F}_2 = - \va{F}_1$. -In fact, our earlier relation between $\va{a}_1$ and $\va{a}_1$ +if object 1 experiences a force $$\va{F}_1 = m_1 \va{a}_1$$ caused by object 2, +then object 2 experiences an opposite and equal force $$\va{F}_2 = - \va{F}_1$$. +In fact, our earlier relation between $$\va{a}_1$$ and $$\va{a}_1$$ boils down to Newton's third law: $$\begin{aligned} @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned} \va{a}_2 = - \frac{m_1}{m_2} \va{a}_1 \end{aligned}$$ -With all that in mind, let us take a closer look at the relative acceleration $\va{a}_r$: +With all that in mind, let us take a closer look at the relative acceleration $$\va{a}_r$$: $$\begin{aligned} \va{a}_r @@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ $$\begin{aligned} = - \frac{\va{F}_2}{\mu} \end{aligned}$$ -Where $\mu$ is the reduced mass, as defined above. -In other words, the relative acceleration $\va{a}_r$ -is just $\va{a}_1 = \va{F}_1 / m_1$ multiplied by $m_1 / \mu$. +Where $$\mu$$ is the reduced mass, as defined above. +In other words, the relative acceleration $$\va{a}_r$$ +is just $$\va{a}_1 = \va{F}_1 / m_1$$ multiplied by $$m_1 / \mu$$. This can be regarded as focusing on the dynamics of body 1, while correcting for the effects of body 2. This also suggests the following way -to recover the original positions $\va{x}_1$ and $\va{x}_2$ -from $\va{x}_r$, which you can easily verify for yourself: +to recover the original positions $$\va{x}_1$$ and $$\va{x}_2$$ +from $$\va{x}_r$$, which you can easily verify for yourself: $$\begin{aligned} \va{x}_1 @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned} = - \frac{m_1}{m_1 + m_2} \va{x}_r \end{aligned}$$ -With this, we can rewrite the total kinetic energy $T$ in an elegant way: +With this, we can rewrite the total kinetic energy $$T$$ in an elegant way: $$\begin{aligned} T @@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ $$\begin{aligned} = \frac{1}{2} \mu \va{v}_r^2 \end{aligned}$$ -Then, assuming that the system's potential energy $V$ +Then, assuming that the system's potential energy $$V$$ only depends on the distance between the two objects, -i.e. $V = V(|\va{x}_1 - \va{x}_2|) = V(|\va{x}_r|)$, -we just showed that we can rewrite both $T$ and $V$ -to contain only $\mu$ and relative quantities. +i.e. $$V = V(|\va{x}_1 - \va{x}_2|) = V(|\va{x}_r|)$$, +we just showed that we can rewrite both $$T$$ and $$V$$ +to contain only $$\mu$$ and relative quantities. This is relevant for both [Lagrangian mechanics](/know/concept/lagrangian-mechanics/) and [Hamiltonian mechanics](/know/concept/hamiltonian-mechanics/), -where $L = T - V$ and $H = T + V$ respectively. +where $$L = T - V$$ and $$H = T + V$$ respectively. -- cgit v1.3