Center-of-momentum frame
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Center-of-momentum frame
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In physics, the center-of-momentum frame, also known as zero-momentum frame, is the inertial frame in which the total momentum of the system vanishes. It is unique up to velocity, but not origin. The center of momentum of a system is not a location, but a collection of relative momenta/velocities: a reference frame. Thus "center of momentum" is a short for "center-of-momentum frame". A special case of the center-of-momentum frame is the center-of-mass frame: an inertial frame in which the center
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Unique inertial frame in which the total momentum of a physical system vanishes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center-of-momentum_frame
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2006-11-08T22:20:21Z
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2024-09-03T21:38:31Z
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