College Physics
College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Newton's law of gravity and Coulomb's law are both inverse-square laws. Consequently, there should be a "Gauss's law for gravity."

The electric field was defined as E = Fon q/q, and we used this to find the electric field of a point charge. Using analogous reasoning, what is the gravitational field g→ of a point mass? Write your answer using the unit vector r^, but be careful with signs; the gravitational force between two "like masses" is attractive, not repulsive.
Express your answer in terms of the variables M, r, unit vector r^, and the gravitational constant G. Use the 'unit vector' button to denote unit vectors in your answer.
 
A spherical planet is discovered with mass M, radius R, and a mass density that varies with radius as ρ=ρ0(1−r/2R), where ρ0 is the density at the center. Determine ρ0 in terms of M and R.
 
 
Gauss's law for gravity: integral ∮g →⋅ dA =−4πGMin
Find an expression for the gravitational field strength inside the planet at distance r < R.
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