KPK英汉双语物理-力学：04-动量的导体和绝缘体.docVIP

1.4 Momentum conductors and insulators We saw that momentum can get from one body A into another body B. We also say that momentum flows from A to B, or we say that a momentum current flows between bodies A and B. A necessary requirement for momentum to flow from A to B is that there be a connection between A and B. Not just any connection is enough. It must be able to transmit momentum. It must be a “momentum conducting” connection. How do such momentum conductors look? What kinds of objects conduct momentum? What kind do not? In Fig. 1.17a, a person is pressing a rod against a wagon