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Re: Impulse

Justin asked:

What about using the term impulse to describe a large but exceptionally
brief
force? Is this a well defined concept?

Justin Parke

Impulse is already a well-defined concept! Impulse is the total change in
momentum caused by application of a force over some time interval. It can
be found by integrating Fdt, but it's still the change in momentum.

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