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| * The central component can be charged using charge from the asteroid. | * The central component can be charged using charge from the asteroid. | ||
| * The electric potential energy of a point charge in the electric field of another point charge is $$U_r=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q_1q_2}{r}$$ This was derived in the notes [[184_notes: | * The electric potential energy of a point charge in the electric field of another point charge is $$U_r=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q_1q_2}{r}$$ This was derived in the notes [[184_notes: | ||
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| - | ===Assumptions=== | ||
| - | * Asteroid and Central Component are point charges: The asteroid and central component are relatively small compared to the ship. This allows us to use the electric potential energy equation derived in the notes. | ||
| - | * Asteroid is going straight towards the central component: This simplifies the separation vector as both the point charges are in line with each other. | ||
| - | * Ship is a rectangle: Creates a simplified model for the ship, and is a worse case scenario for the ship shape. | ||
| ===Goal=== | ===Goal=== | ||