Physics A-Level
Gravitational field outside and inside a sphere
What Gravitational field outside and inside a sphere means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Outside the sphere, g = GM/r² with r measured from the centre; inside a uniform sphere the field is not given by GM/r² and depends on the mass enclosed within radius r.
Topics that use Gravitational field outside and inside a sphere
- Point and spherical masses (OCR A-Level)
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