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  2. Gravitational constant - Wikipedia

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    The gravitational constant appears in the Einstein field equations of general relativity, [4] [5] + =, where G μν is the Einstein tensor (not the gravitational constant despite the use of G), Λ is the cosmological constant, g μν is the metric tensor, T μν is the stress–energy tensor, and κ is the Einstein gravitational constant, a ...

  3. List of physical constants - Wikipedia

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    The constants listed here are known values of physical constants expressed in SI units; that is, physical quantities that are generally believed to be universal in nature and thus are independent of the unit system in which they are measured. Many of these are redundant, in the sense that they obey a known relationship with other physical ...

  4. Standard gravity - Wikipedia

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    It is a constant defined by standard as 9.806 65 m/s 2 (about 32.174 05 ft/s 2). This value was established by the third General Conference on Weights and Measures (1901, CR 70) and used to define the standard weight of an object as the product of its mass and this nominal acceleration.

  5. Newton's law of universal gravitation - Wikipedia

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    Assuming SI units, F is measured in newtons (N), m 1 and m 2 in kilograms (kg), r in meters (m), and the constant G is 6.674 30 (15) × 10 −11 m 3 ⋅kg −1 ⋅s −2. [12] The value of the constant G was first accurately determined from the results of the Cavendish experiment conducted by the British scientist Henry Cavendish in 1798 ...

  6. Natural units - Wikipedia

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    c, ħ, G, k B, where c is the speed of light, ħ is the reduced Planck constant, G is the gravitational constant, and k B is the Boltzmann constant. Planck units form a system of natural units that is not defined in terms of properties of any prototype, physical object, or even elementary particle.

  7. Planck units - Wikipedia

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    Normalizing 4 π G to 1 (and therefore setting G = ⁠ 1 / 4 π ⁠): Gauss's law for gravity becomes Φ g = −M (rather than Φ g = −4 π M in Planck units). Eliminates 4 π G from the Poisson equation. Eliminates 4 π G in the gravitoelectromagnetic (GEM) equations, which hold in weak gravitational fields or locally flat spacetime.

  8. Standard gravitational parameter - Wikipedia

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    For two bodies, the parameter may be expressed as G(m 1 + m 2), or as GM when one body is much larger than the other: = (+). For several objects in the Solar System, the value of μ is known to greater accuracy than either G or M. The SI unit of the standard gravitational parameter is m 3 ⋅s −2.

  9. Geometrized unit system - Wikipedia

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    A geometrized unit system [1] or geometrodynamic unit system is a system of natural units in which the base physical units are chosen so that the speed of light in vacuum, c, and the gravitational constant, G, are set equal to unity. = = The geometrized unit system is not a completely defined system.