universal gravitational constant

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(physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation

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G is the universal gravitational constant, c is the speed of light in vacuum and M is the mass of the static homogeneous spherical mass (Schwarzschild's mass) [3, 4].

Relativistic dynamical theory for test particles and photons in static spherically symmetric gravitational fields

G is the universal gravitational constant, [[rho].sub.0] is the uniform density of the oblate spheroid and a is a constant parameter.

Gravitational spectral shift exterior to the sun, earth and the other oblate spheroidal planets

For example, in the case of repulsive Coulomb forces k = 1/4 [pi][[epsilon].sub.0] and for gravitational forces k = - G, where [[epsilon].sub.0] is the permittivity of empty space and G is the universal gravitational constant. For a small number of interacting particles, the Coulomb forces by far dominate all other forces.

Solving many point particle interactions using the Kepler route

where r > R, the radius of the static spherical mass, G is the universal gravitational constant, M is the total mass of the distribution and c is the speed of light in vacuum.

Relativistic mechanics in gravitational fields exterior to rotating homogeneous mass distributions within regions of spherical geometry

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