A particle is dropped into a hole drilled straight through the center of Earth. Neglecting rotational effects

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A particle is dropped into a hole drilled straight through the center of Earth. Neglecting rotational effects show that the particle’s motion is simple harmonic if you assume Earth has uniform density. Show that the period of the oscillation is about 84 min.
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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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