Systems with Variable Mass

Maltbaek, J. C.

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J. C. Maltbaek²

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In Newtonian dynamics the mass of each of the particles of a system is considered constant. The variation of the mass of a particle with the velocity is considered in relativistic mechanics and is not involved in the problems considered here.

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Exeter, UK
J. C. Maltbaek (Senior Lecturer)

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Maltbaek, J.C. (1980). Systems with Variable Mass. In: Further Engineering Dynamics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16321-2_2

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