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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Pull Here, Push There

We know that Fob acts on the system of total mass Me+Ms, the force per unit mass is

Fpob=1Me+MsFob,

Let the forces on the masses be,

Fe,  Fm

These forces act on both ends of the system keeping Orbs constant, the force per unit mass must be equal for the acceleration to be equal (and opposite).

FeMe=FmMm

and are equal to Fpob; because that is the force per unit mass restraining the system as a whole. Therefore,

FeMe=1Me+MsFob

And so,

Fe=MeMe+MsFob

Fm=MmMe+MsFob

The direction of these forces are such that they oppose the increase in Orbs, the orbital distance, acting on the masses at both ends of the system.