Physics A-Level
Vector nature of gravitational fields
What Vector nature of gravitational fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector nature of gravitational fields
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The field is directed towards the mass, so the vector form carries a minus sign when r is measured outwards from the mass.
Topics that use Vector nature of gravitational fields
- Newton’s law of gravitation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Application outside the body
- Gravitational field strength
- Inverse-square law
- Newton’s law of gravitation
- Uniform gravitational field near the Earth's surface
- Attractive force between masses
- Gravitational constant G
- Limits of the uniform-field approximation
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