Suppose two worlds, each having mass M and radius R, coalesce into a single world. Due to gravitational contraction, the combined world has a radius of only R. What is the average density of the combined world as a multiple of por the average density of the original two worlds?

Suppose two worlds, each having mass M and radius R, coalesce into a single world. Due to gravitational contraction, the combined world has a radius of only R. What is the average density of the combined world as a multiple of por the average density of the original two worlds?

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Chapter9: Solids And Fluids

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