F_g = Gm₁m₂ / r²Copy formats
Variables
- F_g
- gravitational forceN
- G
- gravitational constantN·m²/kg²
- m₁, m₂
- masseskg
- r
- separationm
Reference details
- Subject
- Mechanics
- Topic
- gravitation
- Plain text
F_g = G m1 m2 / r^2
Mechanics · gravitation
Gives the magnitude of gravitational attraction between two point masses.
F_g = Gm₁m₂ / r²F_g = G m1 m2 / r^2