Savchenko Problem 2.4.5

Physics · thermodynamics

Problem

Particles with a constant force of mutual attraction F acting between them are kept at a distance of 2r from each other. Then they begin to move slowly in opposite directions at an angle α\alpha to the line that originally connected the particles. What kind of work does one have to do to move the particles to a distance r? At what α\alpha is this work equal to zero?

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