Working mass Working mass Working mass, also referred to as reaction mass, is a mass against which a system operates in order to produce acceleration. In the case of a rocket, for example, the reaction mass is the fuel shot backwards to provide propulsion. All acceleration requires an exchange of momentum, which can be thought of as the "unit of movement". Momentum is related to mass and velocity, as given by the formula "P = mv," where "P" is the momentum, "m" the mass, and "v" the velocity. The velocity of a body is easily changeable, but in most cases the mass
Product of group subsets "ST", then "ST" coincides with the semidirect product of "S" and "T". Finally, if both "S" and "T" are normal in "ST", then "ST" coincides with the direct product of "S" and "T". If "S" and "T" are subgroups whose intersection is the trivial subgroup (identity element) and additionally "ST" = "G", then "S" is called a complement of "T" and vice versa. By a (locally unambiguous) abuse of terminology, two subgroups that intersect only on the (otherwise obligatory) identity are sometimes called disjoint. A question that arises in the case of a non-trivial intersection between a normal subgroup "N"