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===== Derivation of Reduced Mass Lecture =====

{{courses:lecture:cflec:central_forces_notes.pdf|Central Forces Notes}} Section 4

  * Derivation of the center of mass equation for the motion for two particles.
  * Derivation of the reduced mass and the equation of motion for the reduced mass
  $${{m_1 m_2}\over {m_1+m_2}} {d{^2}\over{d{t^2}}} (\Vec{r_1}-\Vec{r_2}) = \Vec{f_{12}}$$

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