Richard Livingston il 20/11/2023 17:10:20 ha scritto:
>> In my animation
https://www.geogebra.org/m/abg3ewgy if we click on the "Start" button, we see the "net" force 10 which accelerates the mass of the elementary particle A towards the right (according to the second law F=ma) and no force directed towards the left.
>> So far I have nothing to ask because everything is clear.
>> Then we select the checkbox to add particle B.
>> In this case, there is no longer the single particle (A) but there is the body AB formed by the set of the two particles A and B, so that the mass doubles and the acceleration is halved.
>> The force F=10 acts only on particle A which transmits the push to particle B.
>> In this way, an action and reaction relationship is established between A and B: particle A exerts a blue force towards the right on particle B and particle B reacts with a red force towards the left on particle A.
>> Question 1: Is it correct to say that these two blue and red forces are worth 5 and –5 respectively?
>> Question 2: Is it correct to say that a "net" force (5) to the right acts on particle A (blue force 10 minus red force 5) and a net blue force (5) acts to the right on particle B?
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> Answer is yes to both questions, assuming both particles have the same mass.
Thank you.
Therefore, this red force –5 exists and is the inertial reaction of particle B against anyone who tries to change its condition of rest.
I ask you: what difference is there between this red force –5 of my animation and the one that Newton (talking about inertia) describes like this: "a body exerts this force (inertia) only when another force, impressed upon it, endeavors to change its condition"?
Luigi Fortunati