Hello2 Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) Do I understand that right: In next video it says: The mass of planet Earth divided by it's radius=it's gravity? Video link removed by moderator Video link removed by moderator Edited September 14, 2020 by Phi for All Rule 2.7
swansont Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 If that's what it says, it's wrong. (trivially so; if we assume "it's gravity" refers to the gravitational acceleration, we can see M/r does not have the units of acceleration. Doesn't have units of force, either, so the two likely suspects are eliminated) The gravitational acceleration of the earth is g = GM/r^2
Halc Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 Not going to watch a 6 minute video to look for where he says that. As swansont points out, there is no such thing as 'the gravity'. It needs to be more specific. The gravitational potential above the surface of some mass is -GM/r, which is proportional to M/r, so perhaps by 'the gravity' he means gravitational potential. It can be expressed in the same units as velocity. 1
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