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Table 2 Effect of the mass and of the acceleration of the load on initial F1

From: Skeletal muscle contraction. The thorough definition of the contractile event requires both load acceleration and load mass to be known

P/P0

Changing mass

Changing acceleration

 
 

mass Kg

acceleration m.s-2

Initial F1, pN (1)

mass Kg

acceleration m.s-2

Initial F1, pN (2)

(1)/(2)

0.0526

6.277 10-9

9.8

3300

1.259 10-7

0.515

207

15.96

0.1579

1.988 10-8

9.8

31108

1.259 10-7

1.547

6261

4.97

0.3684

4.639 10-8

9.8

158060

1.259 10-7

3.61

85631

1.84

0.5789

7.29 10-8

9.8

366025

1.259 10-7

5.674

295915

1.24

0.7895

9.94 10-8

9.8

641199

1.259 10-7

7.7368

607261

1.055

0.9473

1.193 10-7

9.8

885361

1.259 10-7

9.284

878421

1.008