Next: Equilibrium of Forces
Up: Gravitation
Previous: Uniform Circular Motion
Contents
What is a Newton's law of universal gravitation?
Law 8
Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses (and therefore proportional to the product of their masses) and inversely proportional to the square of the distances between them. This force acts along a straight line joining the two particles.
In Newton's law of universal gravitation,
is the force in Newtons (N),
is the universal gravitation constant (
),
and
are the masses of the two orbiting objects in kilograms (kg), and
is the distance between the two objects in meters (m):
 |
(62.3) |
Alfa Diallo
2006-08-04