Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy | Hannah, J, Hillier, M J, Applied Mechanics, p221, Pitman Paperbacks, 1971• Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |
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I Bernard Cohen Peter M | Quoting Newton in the Principia: It is not one action by which the Sun attracts Jupiter, and another by which Jupiter attracts the Sun; but it is one action by which the Sun and Jupiter mutually endeavour to come nearer together |
When the mass varies due to accretion or ablation, [an alternate equation explicitly accounting for the changing mass] should be used.
29I]t is essential to deal with the same set of particles throughout the time interval[ | ] Consequently, the mass of the system can not change during the time of interest |
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