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| Format: | Preprint |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.08038 |
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- In this paper we derive and discuss the time it takes for a force to turn a velocity. More precisely, we derive the formula for the time $τ$ it takes a constant force that makes an angle $α$ with the initial velocity $\vec{v}(0)$ to have $\vec{v}(τ)$ get within an angle $θ<α$ of the force. We then show how the addition of a viscous force decreases $τ$ logarithmically. The result can be generalized to any vector quantity whose first time derivative is a constant.