From: fortunati.luigi@gmail.com   
      
   Jonathan Thornburg [remove -color to reply] il 01/01/2025 09:08:45 ha   
   scritto:   
   > In article  Luigi Fortunati wrote:   
   >> Suppose that body A has mass M=1000 and body B has mass m=1 [[...]]   
   >>   
   >> If another unit mass 1 is added to body B, its mass doubles to m=2 and   
   >> the force acting between the two bodies also doubles, [[...]]   
   >>   
   >> But if the other unit mass is added to body A (instead of body B) the   
   >> mass of A will become equal to M=1001 (remaining almost unchanged) just   
   >> as the force between the two bodies remains practically unchanged [[...]]   
   >>   
   >> Why does the force acting between the two bodies double if we add the   
   >> unit mass to body B and, substantially, does not change if we add it to   
   >> the mass of body A?   
   >   
   > Why not?  Why might we expect the effects of adding mass in one location   
   > (A) to be the same as those of adding mass in a different location (B)?   
      
   Yes, we *should* expect the same effects if we mean the same thing by   
   "effects."   
      
   I'm talking about masses (causes) and forces (effects): what effects   
   are you talking about?   
      
   Luigi Fortunati   
      
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