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Reduced Mass

μ = (m1·m2) / (m1 + m2)

What it says

Gives the effective inertial mass of a two-body system, letting the relative motion of the pair be treated as a single equivalent particle.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
m1Mass of body 1 (kg)M
m2Mass of body 2 (kg)M
μReduced mass (kg)M

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