seto6 Messages 248 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jun 8, 2010 #1 been a while since i have done physic... for got how to calculate gravitational filed... <THIS IS NOT A HOMEWORK QUESTION>
been a while since i have done physic... for got how to calculate gravitational filed... <THIS IS NOT A HOMEWORK QUESTION>
dulrich Messages 134 Reaction score 0 Jun 8, 2010 #2 Gravitational force : F = GMm/r^2 Gravitational potential : U = -GMm/r
Vortico Messages 13 Reaction score 0 Jun 8, 2010 #3 [tex]-G \frac{m_1}{r^2}[/tex] or in vector form, which I prefer to use: [tex]-G \frac{m_1}{\left\| \boldsymbol{r} \right\|^2} \boldsymbol{\hat{r}} \,.[/tex]
[tex]-G \frac{m_1}{r^2}[/tex] or in vector form, which I prefer to use: [tex]-G \frac{m_1}{\left\| \boldsymbol{r} \right\|^2} \boldsymbol{\hat{r}} \,.[/tex]