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  2. Newton's law of universal gravitation - Wikipedia

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    The equation for universal gravitation thus takes the form: =, where F is the gravitational force acting between two objects, m 1 and m 2 are the masses of the objects, r is the distance between the centers of their masses, and G is the gravitational constant.

  3. List of equations in gravitation - Wikipedia

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    A common misconception occurs between centre of mass and centre of gravity.They are defined in similar ways but are not exactly the same quantity. Centre of mass is the mathematical description of placing all the mass in the region considered to one position, centre of gravity is a real physical quantity, the point of a body where the gravitational force acts.

  4. Equations for a falling body - Wikipedia

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    A set of equations describing the trajectories of objects subject to a constant gravitational force under normal Earth-bound conditions.Assuming constant acceleration g due to Earth's 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 g.

  5. Gravitational constant - Wikipedia

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    It is also known as the universal gravitational constant, the Newtonian constant of gravitation, or the Cavendish gravitational constant, [a] denoted by the capital letter G. In Newton's law, it is the proportionality constant connecting the gravitational force between two bodies with the product of their masses and the inverse square of their ...

  6. Gauss's law for gravity - Wikipedia

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    g is the gravitational field, G is the universal gravitational constant, and; M is the total mass enclosed within the surface ∂V. The left-hand side of this equation is called the flux of the gravitational field. Note that according to the law it is always negative (or zero), and never positive.

  7. Scientists Want to Define the Kilogram by Gravity—Not ... - AOL

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    In this paper, the scientists created a gravitational equivalent for both the Josephson effect (an example of a macroscopic quantum effect) and quantum Hall effect, which is often observed in 2D ...

  8. General relativity - Wikipedia

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    Simulation based on the equations of general relativity: a star collapsing to form a black hole while emitting gravitational waves Whenever the ratio of an object's mass to its radius becomes sufficiently large, general relativity predicts the formation of a black hole, a region of space from which nothing, not even light, can escape.

  9. Theory of everything - Wikipedia

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    For example, although general relativity includes equations that do not have exact solutions, it is widely accepted as a valid theory because all of its equations with exact solutions have been experimentally verified. Likewise, a theory of everything must work for a wide range of simple examples in such a way that we can be reasonably ...