Re: Mass was Re: Questions (Space)
- From: David Harmon <source@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:40:39 -0700
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:43:04 -0500 in rec.arts.sf.composition, Ric Locke
<warlocke@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote,
Quibble: it's much easier to redefine "acceleration" as "add kinetic
energy", or (for short) "add energy".
Is an object in orbit undergoing constant acceleration?
Is it constantly having kinetic energy added to it?
I think acceleration means change in velocity, not change in KE.
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