Newtons law of gravitation¶

Every particle of matter in the universe affects every other particle with a force that is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

\[ F_g = G \frac{m_1m2}{r^2} \]
  • \(m_1\) is the mass of the first object

  • \(m_2\) is the mass of the second object

  • \(G=6.674 \times 10^{-11}\) is the gravitational constant

The gravitational force between familiar objects (car, dog) is small, it grows as objects get heavier.