 Acceleration of a freely falling sphere with added mass (source code)

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= Acceleration of a freely falling sphere with added mass

A sphere of density $\rho_s$ falling in inviscid fluid of density $\rho$ has effective inertia $(\rho_s+\rho/2)V$ and net weight $(\rho_s-\rho)Vg$. Hence
$$
\dot U=\frac{\rho_s-\rho}{\rho_s+\rho/2}g.
$$

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