System Boundary
Core Sentence / 核心句
A system boundary determines which interactions are internal and which transfers cross the boundary.
中文理解:边界不是画图形式,而是决定方程里哪些力会抵消、哪些能量以 work 进入或离开。
When To Use / 什么时候用
- connected bodies:整体求共同运动,隔离局部求内力;
- energy:决定 gravity/spring 是 external work 还是 internal potential energy;
- momentum:只有 external impulse 改变系统总动量。
Watch Out / 易错点
换 system 后必须重写 external/internal 分类;不能在同一账本中重复计算同一 interaction。