Re: [Phys-l] A Crude Attempt at Analysis

[Chuck Britton <cvbritton@embarqmail.com>]

The only 'behavior' that I can see is that the volume of water is 
still in equilibrium so the net vector force on it's surface equals 
its weight.

At 3:34 PM -0400 11/5/10, Chuck Britton wrote:
> At 3:23 PM -0400 11/5/10, Josh Gates wrote:
> > _____
> >
> > From: Chuck Britton [mailto:cvbritton@embarqmail.com]
> >
> >
> >    It seems to me (naively) that we better come up with exACTLY the same
> >    total force when we integrate force around all SIX sides of this
> >    mathematical volume as we did the first time.
> >    That only follows if the behavior of the cube is the same as
> > before - that it floats or sinks or stays with the same accel. as
> > before.  If it stays on the bottom now instead of accelerating
> > upward, then I don't agree.
>
>
> It's a mathematical construct. It doesn't beHAVE in any way except as
> the axioms and postulates of whatever maths you are using calls for.
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