In those two cases, following the principle of "the motion of the object is the same as the motion of the center of mass" from Section 4.3, we can consider the entire formula to apply to the center of...In those two cases, following the principle of "the motion of the object is the same as the motion of the center of mass" from Section 4.3, we can consider the entire formula to apply to the center of mass, like: More precisely, in the definition (10.2.1), we want the displacement of the point of application of the force 1 . But there are many examples of systems where there is nothing at the precise location of the center of mass, and certainly no force acting precisely there.
In those two cases, following the principle of "the motion of the object is the same as the motion of the center of mass" from Section 4.3, we can consider the entire formula to apply to the center of...In those two cases, following the principle of "the motion of the object is the same as the motion of the center of mass" from Section 4.3, we can consider the entire formula to apply to the center of mass, like: More precisely, in the definition (10.2.1), we want the displacement of the point of application of the force 1 . But there are many examples of systems where there is nothing at the precise location of the center of mass, and certainly no force acting precisely there.