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Bashyboy
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Hello,
I am trying to describe the concept of center of mass, and need some help with particulars:
The center of mass can be thought of the balancing point of a body; it is the point where mass is "evenly distributed" with respect to this point, such that if you were to place the body in a gravitational field and balance on its COM, then the gravitational force acting on each constituent mass would all cancel each and not produce a torque.
The idea I am having most difficulty reconciling is the idea that the mass is "evenly distributed." What is a better description for this, but keeps the same general idea.
I am trying to describe the concept of center of mass, and need some help with particulars:
The center of mass can be thought of the balancing point of a body; it is the point where mass is "evenly distributed" with respect to this point, such that if you were to place the body in a gravitational field and balance on its COM, then the gravitational force acting on each constituent mass would all cancel each and not produce a torque.
The idea I am having most difficulty reconciling is the idea that the mass is "evenly distributed." What is a better description for this, but keeps the same general idea.