buoyant force
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buoyant forces
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Determining the strength of the buoyant force, which depends on the density of the virtual particles, will reveal their weight.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2023
If virtual particles have weight, then a cavity of metal plates in a vacuum should experience a buoyant force.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2023
The buoyant force, which equals the weight of the fluid displaced, is thus greater than the weight of the object.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Note that the forces are larger underneath, due to greater depth, giving a net upward or buoyant force that is balanced by the weight of the swimmer.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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