Center of mass
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center-of-mass-182-10383788
title:
Center of mass
text:
In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero. This is the point to which a force may be applied to cause a linear acceleration without an angular acceleration. Calculations in mechanics are often simplified when formulated with respect to the center of mass. It is a hypothetical point where the entire mass of an object may be assumed to be concentrated to visualise
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Unique point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass
date created:
2003-01-24T20:56:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T13:30:14Z
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