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Potential energy is the energy of a body or a system due to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
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System of two masses interacting and the notion of work [closed]
Assume an isolated system consisting only of the earth and a basketball interacting through the gravitational force: No air, no other planets/stars etc. Are the following statements accurate?
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Path independence in a gravitational field
In all of the below remarks, I am considering an object (a "mass") moving around above the surface of the earth.
What are some physical examples of situations that demonstrate path independence in a …
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Path independence in a gravitational field
Hopefully you will forgive me for posting an answer to my own question. But I have thought about it and I feel the answer could be (and I hope to receive feedback on this answer!):
In the perfect tex …
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Internal work in system made up of a ball and the earth
Assume I am considering my system to be the earth, a ball, and the gravitational interaction between them. No air resistance. Assume the ball has a nonzero initial velocity upward. I understand there …
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