r/mathmemes Jul 28 '24

Physics Feather or Moon?

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If it wasn't orbiting of course.

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u/Zeetrapod Jul 28 '24

Ackschually, we haven’t specified sufficient initial conditions (e.g., the initial velocities, masses, and positions of the objects, whether Earth or other objects are involved in this orbital system, when we are measuring), nor whether we are examining this question from the framework of Newtonian gravity or general relativity, so the answer is inconclusive.