KPK英汉双语物理-力学：07-动量流.docVIP

1.7 Momentum currents We can do the following experiment only in our minds because we need a moving train for it. An object G is thrown onto the floor of a train car W traveling to the right, Fig. 1.29. It is thrown so that it slides across the floor to the right. The speed of G immediately after hitting the floor is greater than that of the train. The object comes quickly to “rest”, though. By rest, we mean that it no longer moves relative to the train. In other words: it moves exactly as fast as the train. While it was sliding, the momentum of G decreased. The momentum flowed from G to W. A