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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Classical Mechanics, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Tai L. Chow
May 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
639 pages
23h 12m
English
CRC Press
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Motion Under a Central Force
A central force is a force whose line of action passes through a single point or center (xed or in
motion with constant velocity) and whose magnitude depends only on the distance from the center.
Forces, such as gravity and electrostatic force, are all central forces. Perhaps the rst example of
central force motion to be recognized was that of the planets about the sun. In old quantum theory,
Bohr’s hydrogen atom was described in terms of a classical two-body central picture. Certain two-
body nuclear interactions, such as the scattering of alpha particles by nuclei, undoubte ...
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