PX155 - B1 - systems of particles I
- consider an object/body as particles at positions relative to some origin

- force on particle due to particle is
- external force on particle is
- total force on one of the particles
- sum over all particles:$$\sum_i^N{\vec F_i}+\sum_i^N{\sum\limits_{j\neq i}^{N}{\vec F_{ji}}}=\sum\limits_i^N{m_i \vec a_i}$$
- 2nd term = 0 : for every there is an equal and opposite
by PX155 - A3 - newton's third law
where, centre of mass
- PX155 - A2 - newton's second law holds provided all points on the body accelerate at or if we only care about