Re: correct answer

["Dewey Dykstra, Jr." <dykstrad@bsumail.idbsu.edu>]

> Dewey Dykstra, Jr. wrote:
> > This, I believe, is the type of problem which first motivated Bruce
> > Sherwood to realize that the standard form of the W-E Theorem presented in
> > the C.M. frame does not work in this setting.  The object is deformable.
> > . . .
> > Dewey
> It certainly DOES work!  The problem is the common erroneous tendency to
> expect the WE theorem to play the role of the conservation of energy -
> it makes no pretense to do so.

Bob:  You may have misunderstood the sloppy way that I worded this message.
Please see the articles in John Mallinckrodt's note which contains the
references to the articles by Sherwood.  Bruce, as usual, puts it better
than most people can.

Dewey


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