A device used since the 1940s to measure the kick or
recoil of the body due to heart beats is the
“ballistocardiograph.” What physics principle(s) are
involved here to measure the force of cardiac contraction? How might we construct such a device?

Respuesta :

The conservation of momentum and impulse are  the physics principle of the measure the force of the heart's contraction    

The momentum is defined as the product of the mass of the body by its speed. If we make the system isolated, the moment or quantity of movement must be conserved since there are external forces.

                P = mv

               Δp = p_f - p₀

Where p is the momentum, m and v the mass and velocity of the body

In this case we consider the body as an isolated system and if it is immobile, zero velocity, the initial momentum is zero

               p₀ = 0

When the heart pumps the room it goes out in one direction and the body recoils in the opposite direction, so the final momentum is

              p_f = m v₁ - (M-m) v₂

Where m is the amount of blood pumped, (M-m) the remaining mass of the body, v₁ and v₂ the velocity of the blood and the body

If the body is isolated, the momentum will be preserved

               p_f = p₀

               m v₁ - (M-m) v₂ = 0

               v₁ = [tex]\frac{M-m}{m} \ v_2[/tex]

The To measure the force of the contraction of the heart we use that the impulse is equal to the variation of the momentum

                 I_ {avg} = F t = ΔP

                  F = [tex]\frac{\Delta p}{t}[/tex]

Where t is the time and is measured with a stopwatch with the pulsations of each patient.

                  F = [tex]\frac{m \ v_1 - (M-m) \ v_2 }{t}[/tex]

The construction of a system for the measurement must consist of spring or some means of oscillation and use the movement to measure the recoil speed of the patient which is small.

In conclusion, we use the conservation of momentum and impulse are the  physics principle of the measure the force of the heart's contraction    .

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