A Moment of Gravity
FEB 01, 2002
DOI: 10.1063/1.1461340
In a note entitled “An Optical Stretcher” in Physics Update (Physics Today, November 2001, page 9 ), the term “center of gravity” is incorrect. The correct term is “center of mass.” Gravity has nothing to do with conservation of momentum.
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Marcelo Alonso, (alonso@iu.net) Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, US .
© 2002 American Institute of Physics
