Physics A-Level
Inverse-distance law for gravitational potential
What Inverse-distance law for gravitational potential means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Inverse-distance law for gravitational potential
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V = −GM/r, a negative curve proportional to −1/r that approaches zero from below as r tends to infinity.
Topics that use Inverse-distance law for gravitational potential
- Gravitational potential (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Equipotential surface
- Gravitational potential
- Gravitational potential difference
- Negative potential near a mass
- Perpendicularity of field lines and equipotentials
- Potential difference
- Scalar nature of potential
- Sign conventions and the zero of potential at infinity
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