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  2. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    This is simplest to express for the case of a single point mass, in which is a function (,), and the point mass moves in the direction along which changes most steeply. In other words, the momentum of the point mass is the gradient of S {\displaystyle S} : v = 1 m ∇ S . {\displaystyle \mathbf {v} ={\frac {1}{m}}\mathbf {\nabla } S.}

  3. Newton's law of universal gravitation - Wikipedia

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    Assuming SI units, F is measured in newtons (N), m 1 and m 2 in kilograms (kg), r in meters (m), and the constant G is 6.674 30 (15) × 10 −11 m 3 ⋅kg −1 ⋅s −2. [12] The value of the constant G was first accurately determined from the results of the Cavendish experiment conducted by the British scientist Henry Cavendish in 1798 ...

  4. Newton (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The newton (symbol: N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI). Expressed in terms of SI base units, it is 1 kgm/s 2, the force that accelerates a mass of one kilogram at one metre per second squared. The unit is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically his second law of ...

  5. gc (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    In engineering and physics, g c is a unit conversion factor used to convert mass to force or vice versa. [1] It is defined as = In unit systems where force is a derived unit, like in SI units, g c is equal to 1.

  6. List of equations in gravitation - Wikipedia

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    A common misconception occurs between centre of mass and centre of gravity.They are defined in similar ways but are not exactly the same quantity. Centre of mass is the mathematical description of placing all the mass in the region considered to one position, centre of gravity is a real physical quantity, the point of a body where the gravitational force acts.

  7. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The force of gravity exerted by a mass M on another mass m is given by = ^ =, where r is the position vector from M to m and r̂ is the unit vector in the direction of r. Let the mass m move at the velocity v; then the work of gravity on this mass as it moves from position r(t 1) to r(t 2) is given by = () =.

  8. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m 3) volume charge density: coulomb per cubic meter (C/m 3) resistivity: ohm meter (Ω⋅m) sigma: summation operator area charge density: coulomb per square meter (C/m 2) electrical conductivity: siemens per meter (S/m) normal stress: pascal (Pa) scattering cross section: barn (10^-28 m^2)

  9. Mass–energy equivalence - Wikipedia

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    [70] [71] American physical chemists Gilbert N. Lewis and Richard C. Tolman used two variations of the formula in 1909: m = ⁠ E / c 2 ⁠ and m 0 = ⁠ E 0 / c 2 ⁠, with E being the relativistic energy (the energy of an object when the object is moving), E 0 is the rest energy (the energy when not moving), m is the relativistic mass (the ...