Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is proportional to the...
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gravitational constant is an empirical physical constant involved in the calculation of gravitational effects in Sir Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation...
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Gauss's law for gravity, also known as Gauss's flux theorem for gravity, is a law of physics that is equivalent to Newton's law of universal gravitation. It...
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Gravity (redirect from Theory of gravitation)
for most applications, gravity is well approximated by Newton's law of universal gravitation, which describes gravity as a force causing any two bodies...
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Newton's law may refer to: Newton's laws of motion Newton's law of universal gravitation Newton's law of cooling Newton's constitutive law for a Newtonian...
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mechanics, a gravitational field is a physical quantity. A gravitational field can be defined using Newton's law of universal gravitation. Determined in...
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specified, like Newton's law of universal gravitation. By inserting such an expression for F {\displaystyle \mathbf {F} } into Newton's second law, an equation...
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existence of the gravitational constant was explored by various researchers from the mid-17th century, helping Isaac Newton formulate his law of universal gravitation...
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Isaac Newton's apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor represents the inspiration behind Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity. While the precise details of Newton's...
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other effects, such as buoyancy or drag. Newton's law of universal gravitation states that there is a gravitational force between any two masses that is equal...
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and hence zero outside sources. Newton's law of universal gravitation follows an inverse-square law, as do the effects of electric, light, sound, and radiation...
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General relativity (redirect from General theory of relativity)
description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and refines Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing...
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Look up law of attraction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Law of attraction may refer to: Electromagnetic attraction Newton's law of universal gravitation...
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gravitational attraction between masses results from the warping of space and time by those masses. Before the advent of general relativity, Newton's...
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Action at a distance (section Categories of action)
the concept of the non-local interaction of objects that are separated in space. Coulomb's law and Newton's law of universal gravitation are based on...
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Equations for a falling body (redirect from Law of falling bodies)
gravity, Newton's law of universal gravitation simplifies to F = mg, where F is the force exerted on a mass m by the Earth's gravitational field of strength...
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Gravitoelectromagnetism (category Effects of gravity)
separate theory expanding Newton's law of universal gravitation.[better source needed] This approximate reformulation of gravitation as described by general...
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bringing forth modern science. In the Principia, Newton formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation that formed the dominant scientific viewpoint...
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Potential energy (redirect from Gravitation energy)
loss of potential energy. The gravitational force between two bodies of mass M and m separated by a distance r is given by Newton's law of universal gravitation...
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Copernican Revolution (category History of astronomy)
used Kepler's laws of planetary motion to derive his law of universal gravitation. Newton's law of universal gravitation was the first law he developed...
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gravitational radiation, a form of radiant energy similar to electromagnetic radiation. Newton's law of universal gravitation, part of classical mechanics, does...
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conditions, Newton's law of universal gravitation may be used to obtain values that are accurate. In general, and in the presence of significant gravitation, the...
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observed, and the law may be found to be false when extrapolated. Ohm's law only applies to linear networks; Newton's law of universal gravitation only applies...
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include gravity and electromagnetism as described by Newton's law of universal gravitation and Coulomb's law, respectively. The problem is also important because...
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Classical field theory (section Newtonian gravitation)
ensures that the presence of m has a negligible influence on the behavior of M. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, F(r) is given by F ( r...
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Principia Mathematica, in which he formulates Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation 1690 - James Bernoulli shows that the cycloid...
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Entropic gravity (category Theories of gravity)
r^{2}.} From algebraic substitution of these into the above relations, one derives Newton's law of universal gravitation: F = m 2 π c k B T ℏ = m 4 π c ℏ...
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Sun or most moons and greatly simplifies equations. Under Newton's law of universal gravitation, if the distance between the bodies is r, the force exerted...
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also refer to: Newton's law of universal gravitation, the classical theory of gravitation General relativity, the theory of gravitation published by Albert...
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Three-body problem (redirect from Problem of Three Bodies)
momenta) of three point masses that orbit each other in space and calculate their subsequent trajectories using Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal...
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