gravitational constant

Examples

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• This means that Newton's gravitational constant, G, need not be constant either in space or time.

  Academic text (1994)

• Letters brought us a new measurement of G, Newton's gravitational constant, by Stephan Schlamminger and coworkers at the University of Zürich.

  Academic text (2002)

• So when you go to another planet that has a different gravitational constant, things will change.

• But also understand whether the gravitational constant truly is a constant.

  Dr. Becky

• Recently, it was found that the distance between the Moon and Earth increases at an anomalous rate; the values of light speed and the gravitational constant suffer from increased uncertainty too.

  Blog text (20)

• Things like the speed of light, Planck's constant, Boltzmann's constant, gravitational constant, and these numbers pin down the way that the universe is structured.

  Domain of Science

• Over 20 years ago, work by Jacob Bekenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Stephen Hawking (University of Cambridge) resulted in the relation S = A/4Gh, where G is Newton's gravitational constant.

  Academic text (1998)

• As you might suspect, though, unbeknownst to Kepler, a constant was at work: Newton's gravitational constant lurked within Kepler's formulas, not to be revealed as such for another seventy years.

  Academic text (2004)

• The gravitational constant, represented by the symbol G, determines how much force is exerted between two masses.

• Scientists use the value of the gravitational constant G to calculate the orbits of planets around the Sun.

Synonyms

G

G

vsgravitational constant

• Specialized

1 9.9

A number scientists use to measure the strength of gravity

is the same value but usually written out instead of as a symbol

C

constant of gravitation

vsgravitational constant

• Specialized

7.2

A number that shows how strong gravity is between two objects depending on their mass and distance

is the same physical value but usually named with simpler wording

U

universal gravitational constant

vsgravitational constant

• Specialized

8.4

A number that shows how strongly two objects with mass attract each other depending on their distance

is the same value but often styled with the longer descriptive label

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