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  • The strong and weak forces are the forces that govern the subatomic behavior of atoms. ...g and weak forces, the other two of the four fundamental forces. These two forces will not be covered in depth by this class, and as such this is just a gene ...
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  • ...balanced. In physics, this translates into the moment in time when the net forces on the chosen system are zero. A system, if not acted upon, will approach e ...physics because it describes a specific scenario in which the system's net forces have reached zero. When a system is in equilibrium, the system will have re ...
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  • ...ative to the observation point. Because of this, currents exhibit magnetic forces on each other as they propogate moving charges. ...wire on another; total force between the two must be found by summing both forces from both currents. ...
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  • ...between two objects, they are both exerting forces upon each other. These forces are examples of action-reaction pairs, which is what Newton's Third Law is ...exist without the other because the interaction occurs as a system. These forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. ...
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  • ...reciprocity which explains why forces, such as gravitational and electric forces, act upon each other with equal magnitudes. ...am placing upon it. Though it seems like I am putting in more effort, the forces are the same. ...
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  • ...les, or rigid body) is defined as the [[Vectors|vector sum]] of all of the forces acting on the system. People are interested in net force because a net forc ...e, so momentum of the system will be affected in the same way for both net forces. ...
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  • This page explains work done by non-constant forces. In addition, it provides three levels of difficulty worked examples and a ...th. Two examples of nonconstant forces are spring forces and gravitational forces. You can tell that gravitational force is a nonconstant force by observing ...
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  • Though the pattern in which electric and magnetic forces interact with particles is observably different, their effects can be quant ...is called the [[Lorentz Force]], which is the sum of electric and magnetic forces. ...
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  • ...owever, in some simple cases, one can choose a system (and ignore external forces) by choosing a system of charges and observing the changes of Kinetic energ ...on between the plates, there is nearly uniform electric field and external forces can be ignored. The proton is traveling through the right between the plate ...
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  • ...l a solid object can resist shape change when being exposed to compressive forces. ...l a solid object can resist shape change when being exposed to compressive forces. There is a link between hardness and chemical composition. This is due to ...
    5 KB (806 words) - 16:47, 1 June 2019
  • Solar wind is created by complex electromagnetic forces in the atmosphere of the Sun. The outer region of the Sun's atmosphere, the .... These forces are strong enough to disrupt GPS signals, create measurable forces on satellites, and induce currents in power grids, causing damage. ...
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  • ...s then summed. Note that, due to the reciprocation of forces, the internal forces ''f'' cancel out. ...
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  • Centripetal forces are everywhere in our daily lives, from when we drive a car to when a racer ...is helpful to split the centripetal force into parallel and perpendicular forces, or <math>F_{\parallel}</math> and <math>F_{\perp}</math> respectively. ...
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  • ...rection, except to the extent that it is compelled to change that state by forces acting on it. ...mple is slightly more difficult, but is still quite trivial. If we sum the forces in the x direction, we see that the net force is 2 newtons in the -x direct ...
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  • Answer: The moving box would experience 3 forces (besides any you exert on it): gravity, normal force from the table, and fr ...n have a nonzero velocity (that is, have a changing position) even with no forces acting on it, so long as that velocity is constant. With some additional in ...
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  • ...within the system--the actions and reactions on the involved objects--all forces are accounted for. We can model conservation of momentum by looking at the ...ly factors in external forces applied on the object as opposed to internal forces which would be applied by objects on one another within a system even thoug ...
    13 KB (2,051 words) - 11:18, 29 July 2019
  • VPython Modeling of Electric and Magnetic Forces ...3D. This section we will be focused on modeling the electric and magnetic forces in Vpython. ...
    9 KB (1,354 words) - 00:42, 30 November 2017
  • ...tude and direction of all the forces acting on a system. There are various forces that can be acting on the object, such as applied force, frictional force, ...ce acting on the body or the net acceleration after identifying all of the forces acting on it. ...
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  • ...ant concept to remember about Newton's Third Law of Motion is that the two forces are of the same type. For example, when you throw a ball in the sky the Ear Just the direction of the forces will be in the opposite direction. ...
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  • ...center called a nucleus. Around the nucleus are electrons, whose negative forces are attracted to the positive center. ...rally packed together as much as possible to the extent that the repulsive forces between the molecules allow. ...
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