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183_notes:grav_accel [2014/10/20 02:15] – [The Local Gravitational Acceleration revisited] caballero | 183_notes:grav_accel [2021/02/05 00:02] (current) – [The Gravitational Force and the Momentum Principle] stumptyl | ||
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+ | Section 3.2 and 3.3 in Matter and Interactions (4th edition) | ||
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===== Gravitational Acceleration ===== | ===== Gravitational Acceleration ===== | ||
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$$\vec{a}_2 = -G\dfrac{m_1}{|\vec{r}|^2}\hat{r}$$ | $$\vec{a}_2 = -G\dfrac{m_1}{|\vec{r}|^2}\hat{r}$$ | ||
- | The resulting expression is the acceleration that object 2 experiences due to it's gravitational interaction with object | + | // |
- | So, in general: | + | So, __in general__: |
$$\vec{a} = -G\dfrac{m}{|\vec{r}|^2}\hat{r}$$ | $$\vec{a} = -G\dfrac{m}{|\vec{r}|^2}\hat{r}$$ |