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Abstract
Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law. The Electric Field. Gauss' Law. Electic Potential Energy and Potential. The Electrical Properties of Materials. Capacitance. DC Circuits. The Magnetic Field. The Magnetic Fiel Of a Current. Faraday's Law Of Induction. Magnetic Properties of Materials. Inductance.
An introductory exposition of Chandrasekhar's gravitational dynamical friction, appropriate for an undergraduate class in mec hanics, is presented. This friction results when a massive particle moving through a ``sea'' of much lighter star particles experiences a retarding force du to an exchange of energy and momentum. General features of dynamical friction are presented, both in an elementary and in a more elaborate way using hyperbolic two-body interactions. The orbital decay of a massive particle in an homogeneous gravitational system is solved analytically, that leads to an underdamped harmonic oscillator type of motion. A numerical integration of the equation of motion in a more realistic c ase is done. These results are compared to those of an N-body computer simulation. Several problems and projects are suggested to students for further st udy.
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