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View SchemaSome Remarks about Variable Mass Systems
| Authors | Mario J. Pinheiro |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0304113 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0304113 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/25/1/L02 |
| Journal | Eur. J. Phys. 25 L5-L7 (2004) |
Abstract
We comment about the general argument given to obtain the rocket equation as it is exposed in standard textbooks. In our opinion, it can induce students to a wrong answer when solving variable mass problems.
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