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Not the center of mass, the point with the greatest mass nearby. Think of a thin stick with a ball on one end. The center of mass, i.e. the point where the stic
by rcthompson 10y ago
Not the center of mass, the point with the greatest mass nearby. Think of a thin stick with a ball on one end. The center of mass, i.e. the point where the stick balances, might be somewhere along the stick, closer to the end with the ball on it. But the point of maximum local density will be at the center of the ball, no matter how long the stick is.