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Let a system consist of n particles with the position vectors r ν and the masses m ν for ν=(1,…,n). The center of gravity of this system is then defined as proportional to the sum of position vectors, weighted with the respective masses. The center of gravity is an extremely useful concept to simplify the discussion of the dynamics of systems consisting of many particles.
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Greiner, W. (2010). Center of Gravity. In: Classical Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03434-3_5
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