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	Center of Mass
		Center of mass is an imaginary point which suffices the following relationship:
		The second term of [5] is the total 1st mass moment of the system with respect to its CM.
		In other words, the sum of the 1st mass moments of the particles with respect to their CM always becomes zero.
	kwon3d.com /theory/syspar/cm.html (114 words)

	THE CENTER OF MASS
		Therefore, the center of mass of the fish is toward the heavier end or the head of the fish.
		This shifts the center of mass of the entire structure to a point directly beneath the spot where the Q-tip rests on the cup, putting the fork, spoon and Q-tip in a state of stable equilibrium; it is balanced.
		The center of mass of the cone is concentrated at the center of the cone and the cone tapers as you reach the ends.
	www.iit.edu /~smile/ph8607.html (1304 words)

	PlanetPhysics: center of mass examples (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The center of mass of a system of equal particles is their average position; in other words, it is that point whose distance from any fixed plane is the average of the distances of all the particles of the system.
		When the particles have different masses their distances must be weighted, that is, the distance of each particle must by multiplied by the masss of the particle before taking the average.
		This is version 9 of center of mass examples, born on 2006-07-03, modified 2006-07-03.
	planetphysics.org /encyclopedia/CenterOfMassExamples.html (357 words)

	center of mass — FactMonster.com
		The center of mass of a sphere of uniform density coincides with the center of the sphere.
		The center of mass of a body need not be within the body itself; the center of mass of a ring or a hollow cylinder is located in the enclosed space, not in the object itself.
		Sometimes a problem may be analyzed from the point of view of the center of mass of an entire system of objects, such as several colliding elementary particles or a multiple-star system.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0811086.html (302 words)

	Pen Spinning Wiki - Center of Mass of Pen
		The center of mass of pen refers to the point at which all the mass of the pen seems to be concentrated.
		The center of mass of pen is most often referred to in the shorter names center of pen and center of gravity.
		The center of pen (abbreviated as COP) is the term first used in Pentix to refer to the center of mass of pen.
	www.psconclave.com /wiki/Center_Of_Pen (378 words)

	Center of Mass
		The terms "center of mass" and "center of gravity" are used synonymously in a uniform gravity field to represent the unique point in an object or system which can be used to describe the system's response to external forces and torques.
		The concept of the center of mass is that of an average of the masses factored by their distances from a reference point.
		The center of mass is the point at which all the mass can be considered to be "concentrated" for the purpose for the purpose of calculating the "first moment", i.e., mass times distance.
	hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu /hbase/cm.html (364 words)

	Lab Center of Mass
		The center of mass is the point at which all of the mass of the system seems to be concentrated for purposes of linear or translational motion.
		Using the center of mass relationship predict the center of mass position of the 4 masses:
		Using a water soluble pen mark the center of mass of the tray.
	www.emporia.edu /physics/collegelab1/centermass.htm (558 words)

	Center of Mass of a Human
		The purpose of this experiment is to locate the center of mass of people, to determine whether the center of mass is different for males and females, and to calculate the ratio of a person's center of mass to his/her height.
		The first radius is the distance to the center of mass from the person's feet, and the second radius is the length of the board minus the distance to the center of mass from the person's feet.
		The average ratio of center of mass to height in females is approximately 0.543 and the average ratio of center of mass to height in males is approximately 0.560.
	hypertextbook.com /facts/2006/centerofmass.shtml (901 words)

	Motion of the Center-of-Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The center-of-mass (COM) is the single point on a structure which characterizes the motion of the object if the object shrinks to a point mass.
		Notice that the COM moves in the same straight line as it did when the impact was at the COM.
		This illustrates that the COM is the single point which characterizes the translational motion of the object.
	www.kettering.edu /~drussell/Demos/COM/com-a.html (398 words)

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	Center of mass
		The center of mass of the system is inside the Earth.
		If we include sufficiently many bodies when calculating the center of mass, the center of mass will be at rest or have a constant velocity with respect to an inertal system (see the two-body problem).
		The center of mass is very useful when describing and calculating the orbits of celestial bodies.
	www.ottisoft.com /samplact/Center%20of%20mass.htm (448 words)

	Center of Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The body could be suspended from its center of mass and it would not rotate, i.e.
		The center of mass of a hula-hoop is at its center where there is no hoop, just hula.
		This equation is useful is determining the center of mass of objects like a cone.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~vawter/PhysicsNet/Topics/Momentum/TheCenterOfMass.html (370 words)

	Center of Mass
		Intuitively, the center of mass (CM) is the average location of the mass distribution of a body.
		For objects with a uniform mass distribution (or density), the center of mass coincides with the geometrical center.
		Center of mass of a high jumper falls below him as he clears the bar.
	www.csulb.edu /~rtoossi/PhysicsBook/book/Chap07-RotationalMotion/center_of_mass.htm (562 words)

	Center of Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		center of gravity - center of mass - equilibrium
		The COM of the U.S. map is somewhere in Kansas (very likely where Dorothy and Toto reside).
		The U-shaped object's COM is in the center of the U, not within the object itself.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~scidemos/NewtonianMechanics/CenterofMass/CenterofMass.html (286 words)

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	Center of Mass
		is known as the center of mass [1].
		Since mass is proportional to energy this vector is sometimes referred to as the center of energy vector.
		For this, although the center of mass is defined, the center of mass frame will be undefined while the center of mass vector will be well defined.
	www.geocities.com /physics_world/sr/center_of_mass.htm (500 words)

	EXSS 323 Center of Mass LAB
		The center of mass is an ideal point about which the torques due to body segment weights is zero.
		In the case of location of the segment's center of mass, it is described as a percent of segment length from the proximal end.
		Whole body center of mass determination is based upon knowing segmental center of mass locations which in turn are based upon segmental end point positions.
	oregonstate.edu /instruct/exss323/CM_Lab/indexa.htm (1161 words)

	Center of Mass Lesson
		Geometric Center, Internal Center of Mass, External Center of Mass.
		It is intended that students gain an intuitive understanding of center of mass, center of gravity, and how they relate to daily life.
		The center of mass of an object is that point at which the object’s entire mass may be considered to be concentrated.
	www.csun.edu /~dbd61005/lesson_plans/center_of_mass.htm (1216 words)

	NASAexplores 5-8 Lesson: (Teacher Sheets)
		During shuttle missions, NASA engineers keep track of where the shuttle's center of mass is. They do this by calculating how the mass of everything onboard the shuttle is distributed including equipment, experiments, supplies, etc. The center of mass can change during the course of the mission.
		The path that the center of mass follows is the shuttle's orbital path (the path of the orbit).
		Ask the students how they think engineers found the center of mass of the space station without ever having the fully assembled station in one place (some of the parts have yet to be built).
	www.nasaexplores.com /show_58_teacher_st.php?id=030103142026 (841 words)

	2 - Center of Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Furthermore, just as the telescope we are modeling, when we want to “balance it” we mean that we want to adjust its equivalent “center of mass” or “center of gravity” to be at the point of rotation.
		If there is slightly more mass on one side of the pivot than the other, the beam will rotate until the moments due to the action of gravity on each mass creates a moment or torque of equal magnitude and opposite direction on each side of the pivot.
		In the first experiment we calculated unknown weights (or masses) by “balancing” them against a known mass until the beam was level, and measuring the distance of each hanging point from the pivot’s Cr.
	ic-www.arc.nasa.gov /projects/engineering_experiments/sofia_telescope/experiments/2center_of_mass/2center_of_mass.html (760 words)

	Center of Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We all enjoy the surprise of center of mass demonstrations: flat, seemingly symmetrical bodies that do not balance at their geometrical centers because of pieces of metal let into their surfaces.
		The center of mass is one sixth of the radius over from the center of the disk.
		Other center of mass demonstrations will be found on the page on Balancers.
	physics.kenyon.edu /EarlyApparatus/Mechanics/Center_of_Mass/Center_of_Mass.html (205 words)

	Center of Mass (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When calculating in single particle systems such as an atom or a defined point, the physical shape and geometry of its mass is insignificant.
		When dealing with such problems, we calculate the kinematics relative to its center of mass.
		But not only is the center of mass used for physical objects, also for multi-particle systems which can be treated as a single entity and the dynamics of each particle is calculated relative to the system's center of mass.
	library.thinkquest.org /C006300/data/five1.htm (226 words)

	Center Of Mass
		Center of Mass Tactical was started in 1999 by Rick Palmer.
		The Center of Mass logo is the letters “COM” with cross-hairs over the “O”.
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	Virginia Hospital Center - Abdominal Mass
		An abdominal mass is a localized swelling or enlargement in one area of the abdomen.
		An abdominal mass can be a sign of an abscess, a problem with a blood vessel (such as an aneurysm), an enlarged organ (such as the liver, spleen, or kidney), a tumor, or an accumulation of feces.
		All masses should be examined by the health care provider (in fact, most abdominal masses are first noticed by the provider, not by the affected person).
	www.virginiahospitalcenter.com /adam/content.asp?genContentID=003274 (865 words)

	Center of Mass
		The center of mass (CM) or center of gravity is the balance point of an object, (but see the note at the bottom of the page if you want extreme precision- technically there can be a tiny difference between CM and CG).
		CM almost at the geometric center: a sheet of paper with holes punched in it, a book, a bowling ball, a door, a planet.
		Each of the 4 legs is uniform, centered 4 inches from the table top edges, is 36.0 inches long and weighs 6.00 pounds.
	instruct.tri-c.edu /fgram/web/cm.htm (659 words)

	SparkNotes: Conservation of Momentum: Center of Mass
		The concept of the center of mass allows us to describe the movement of a system of particles by the movement of a single point.
		We will use the center of mass to calculate the kinematics and dynamics of the system as a whole, regardless of the motion of the individual particles.
		Thus the position of the center of mass is a point in space that is not necessarily part of either particle.
	www.sparknotes.com /physics/linearmomentum/conservationofmomentum/section1.html (1075 words)

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