1-3 Centrol Forces 1. Two Bedy Problem vm Let there be a system of particles of masses mMi,ma whose position vectors are mi Fy and 72 - Then, position Vector of the Centre of mass of the system is: RQ. Mmri+mere mi+ me —— Let the position vector of the particle mi relative to m2 be Ff. then- ee (eo re a Solving equakions \ ond 2 we Con find » ei 8 oe ——2 mire a r a4 mit me Now Let the external farces acting on the Particles be Fie ond Foe Then the total external force acting on the system Is:@ eee eer Se | [ree org se tele Pyere over ee Bu he eared | of mass m2 on the particle | | Fas isthe _ force exerted! | mass mj _on__the of mass my, And. by the particle of | particle of mass M2, then by Newton's third law of motion The equations of motion of the }wo particles Separe tely and as a two-bedy system are: mi 4) = Fre + Fie marr = Fee + Fey and me =k -~-4 ~+- 8 oe mieme 4 From equations 3 and § we geb: mime a =i Ns (m2 Fa — mi Fa) siGmahe ante) mira Fo = (Mmisma)Fis + (ms Fe —mi Fae) = = mim it C Se I Gy =» illite (Me _ Ie mi +m2 mMitme m me or Be eterna (e ee eR) 8a here siete alae aeaett meme His the reduced mass of the system In absence of external forces equation fo becomes : es oe Pye i At This means thatthe motion of article 2 relative to particle | is equivalnt to the Situation When particle | ts Fixed and particle 2 is replaced by a partick of mass MU. Equations G__anel_l0. represent the Motron of a two-body system uncer the actron of internal and external forces . Lf the mass of one of the particles is very large Compared! to the other , Say mid>m2 then mime me = —$— ate mo es nas ro i Thus , the reduce! mass is Simply the mass of the other particle. In this case, the Centre of te mass Coincicles with the Centre ofmay