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% shell-diag.mp
% A diagram illustrating the derivation of Newton's shell theorem. To be
% processed with MetaPost.
color bandshade, fillshade;
bandshade = 0.7 [blue, white];
fillshade = 0.9 white;
numeric dotsize, deg;
dotsize = 5 bp;
deg = length( fullcircle )/360;
freelabeloffset := 3/4 freelabeloffset;
labeloffset := 2 labeloffset;
def dot( expr P ) =
fill fullcircle scaled dotsize shifted P withcolor black;
enddef;
def draw_circle( expr R, stroke ) =
save p;
pen p;
p = currentpen;
pickup p scaled stroke;
draw fullcircle scaled 2R;
pickup p;
enddef;
vardef anglebetween( expr a, b, rad, str ) =
save endofa, endofb, common, curve, where;
pair endofa, endofb, common;
path curve;
numeric where;
endofa = point length( a ) of a;
endofb = point length( b ) of b;
if round point 0 of a = round point 0 of b:
common = point 0 of a;
else:
common = a intersectionpoint b;
fi;
where = turningnumber( common--endofa--endofb--cycle );
curve = (unitvector( endofa - common ){(endofa - common) rotated (90 * where)} ..
unitvector( endofb - common )) scaled rad shifted common;
draw thefreelabel( str, point 1/2 of curve, common ) withcolor black;
curve
enddef;
def draw_angle( expr a, b, rad, str ) =
begingroup
save p;
pen p;
p = currentpen;
pickup p scaled 1/2;
draw anglebetween( a, b, rad, str );
pickup p;
endgroup
enddef;
def label_line( expr a, b, disp, str ) =
begingroup
save mid, opp;
pair mid, opp;
mid = 1/2 [a, b];
opp = -disp rotated (angle( b - a ) - 90) shifted mid;
draw thefreelabel( str, mid, opp );
draw a -- b;
endgroup
enddef;
def draw_thinshell( expr R, r, theta, dtheta, thetarad, phirad ) =
begingroup
save M, m;
pair M, m;
M = (0, 0);
m = (r, 0);
save circ;
path circ;
circ = fullcircle scaled 2R;
save thetapt, dthetapt;
pair thetapt, dthetapt;
thetapt = point (theta * deg) of circ;
dthetapt = point ((theta + dtheta) * deg) of circ;
save upper, lower, band;
path upper, lower, band;
upper = subpath (0, 4) of circ;
lower = subpath (4, 8) of circ;
band = buildcycle( upper, (xpart thetapt, R) -- (xpart thetapt, -R),
lower, (xpart dthetapt, R) -- (xpart dthetapt, -R) );
% draw figures
save p;
pen p;
p = currentpen;
pickup p scaled 1/2;
fill band withcolor bandshade;
draw band;
pickup p;
save near, far;
pair near, far;
if theta < 90:
near = 3/4[ulcorner band, llcorner band];
far = right shifted near;
else:
near = 3/4[urcorner band, lrcorner band];
far = left shifted near;
fi;
draw thefreelabel( btex $dM$ etex, near, far );
dot( M );
%label.llft( btex $M$ etex, M );
dot( m );
label.lrt( btex $m$ etex, m );
draw M -- thetapt;
label_line( M, m, right, btex $r$ etex );
label_line( m, thetapt, right, btex $s$ etex );
if R <> r:
label_line( M, dthetapt, left, btex $R$ etex );
else:
draw M -- dthetapt;
fi;
draw_angle( m -- M, m -- thetapt, phirad, btex $\phi$ etex );
draw_angle( M -- m, M -- thetapt, thetarad, btex $\theta$ etex );
draw_angle( M -- thetapt, M -- dthetapt, R, btex $d\theta$ etex );
endgroup
enddef;
def draw_thickshell( expr Ra, Rb, r ) =
begingroup
save m;
pair m;
m = (r, 0);
fill fullcircle scaled 2Rb withcolor fillshade;
fill fullcircle scaled 2r withcolor bandshade;
unfill fullcircle scaled 2Ra;
dot( origin );
dot( m );
label.lrt( btex $m$ etex, m );
label_line( origin, m, right, btex $r$ etex );
draw_circle( Rb, 2 );
if Ra > 0:
draw_circle( Ra, 2 );
label_line( origin, dir( 100 ) scaled Rb, left, btex $R_b$ etex );
label_line( origin, dir( 80 ) scaled Ra, right, btex $R_a$ etex );
else:
label_line( origin, dir( 90 ) scaled Rb, left, btex $R_b$ etex );
fi;
endgroup
enddef;
% Thin shell, r > R
beginfig(1)
numeric R;
R = 1 in;
draw_thinshell( R, 3R, 50, 15, 1/4 in, 3/4 in );
draw_circle( R, 2 );
endfig;
% Thin shell, r < R
beginfig(2)
numeric R;
R = 1 in;
draw_thinshell( R, 0.7R, 125, 15, 1/8 in, 1/3 in );
draw_circle( R, 2 );
endfig;
% Thick shell
beginfig(3)
numeric Ra, Rb, r;
Ra = 0.8 in;
Rb = 1.3 in;
r = 1 in;
draw_thickshell( Ra, Rb, r );
endfig;
% Solid sphere
beginfig(4)
numeric Ra, Rb, r;
Ra = 0;
Rb = 1.3 in;
r = 1 in;
draw_thickshell( Ra, Rb, r );
endfig;
end
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== Summary == {{Information |Description = A diagram illustrating the derivation of Newton's shell theorem. Shown is a thin shell with a test mass outside the shell (<math>r > R</math>). Created with w:MetaPost. |Source = Own work. |Date = 2006-09-2
{{Information |Description = A diagram illustrating the derivation of Newton's shell theorem. Shown is a thin shell with a test mass outside the shell (<math>r > R</math>). Created with w:MetaPost. |Source = Own work. |Date = 2006-09-29 |Author = [[
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