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Fizziks_Fan
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Hello all.
I'm studying for sat 2 physics but I still don't understand the formula for gravitational potential in outer space. U = -Gm1m2/r
Can anyone explain this to me? Particularly why G is negative and r is used instead of r-squared.
Newton was such a genius.
I'm studying for sat 2 physics but I still don't understand the formula for gravitational potential in outer space. U = -Gm1m2/r
Can anyone explain this to me? Particularly why G is negative and r is used instead of r-squared.
Newton was such a genius.