center of mass

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concept

The center of mass is the unique point in a system of particles or a continuous body where the entire mass can be considered to be concentrated for the purposes of analyzing translational motion.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
gravitational center of mass 1

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
Solar System barycenter
Local Group barycenter gravitational center of mass
Earth–Moon barycenter