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A central force is one of the form , where f has a continuous derivative (except possibly at ). Show that the work done by such a force in moving an object around a closed path that misses the origin is 0.
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1 of 2The work done by the force in moving an object around a closed path is given by the line integral:
Applying the Stoke's Theorem we have that:
where is the curve defined by the open surface .
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