Answer to Question #163613 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Satyam

Question

What is reduced mass of two body system

Answer 1

Reduced mass, is the value of a hypothetical mass introduced to simplify the mathematical description of motion in a vibrating or rotating two-body system. The moving body then behaves as if its mass were the product of the two masses divided by their sum. That quantity is called the reduced mass.