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misogynisticfeminist
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I've received a hypothetical question. What happens if a force with magnitude collides upon an object with infinite mass? Is this a physically possible situation? If yes, state why, if no, state why as well.
I don't know much physics so what i did to answer it was to say that since [tex] F= \frac {dp}{dt} [/tex], we can draw a momentum time graph. And the only time when [tex] \frac {dp}{dt} [/tex] is infinity is when we have a vertical line t= something. Which means, that, momentum is undefined elsewhere, since momentum always have defined values, we say that this situation is not physically possible.
Is it also possible to say that momentum takes on complex values outside the line and since momentum is always real, this situation is not physically possible (something like faster than light travel).
Right?
I hope to hear some other alternatives...
I don't know much physics so what i did to answer it was to say that since [tex] F= \frac {dp}{dt} [/tex], we can draw a momentum time graph. And the only time when [tex] \frac {dp}{dt} [/tex] is infinity is when we have a vertical line t= something. Which means, that, momentum is undefined elsewhere, since momentum always have defined values, we say that this situation is not physically possible.
Is it also possible to say that momentum takes on complex values outside the line and since momentum is always real, this situation is not physically possible (something like faster than light travel).
Right?
I hope to hear some other alternatives...