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Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. Physics 100 Chapt 10. Very fast horizontal toss. t = 0s. t = 1s x= 8km. t = 2s x=16km. t = 3s x=24km. V=8km/s. 5m. 20m. 45m. Centripetal acceleration. a = v 2 /r for a circular orbit (v = 8km/s = 8x10 3 m/s). (8 x10 3 m/s) 2
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Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation Physics 100 Chapt 10
Very fast horizontal toss t = 0s t = 1s x= 8km t = 2s x=16km t = 3s x=24km V=8km/s 5m 20m 45m
Centripetal acceleration a = v2/r for a circular orbit (v = 8km/s = 8x103m/s) (8 x103 m/s)2 6.4 x 106 m 64 x106 m2/s2 6.4 x 106 m a = = = g = 10 m/s2 Toward Earth’s center
Orbital motion is free fall Circular Orbit! Eliptical Orbit V = 4km/s V = 6km/s V = 8km/s V = 10km/s
Artificial satellite a = v2/r = g v a
Moon-earth v a=v2/r
Is the Moon in free-fall around the Earth? v a=v2/r r=3.84x105km what is v? 2pr 28d 2x3.14x 3.84x108 m 28dx(24h/d)x3.6x103s v=dist/time= = 24 x 108 m 2.4x106s = = 1.0 x 103 m/s
Moon’s centripetal acceleration amoon = v2/r; v = 1.0 x103 m/s) (1.0 x103 m/s)2 3.84 x 108 m 1.0x106 m2/s2 3.84 x 108 m amoon= = g 1 3600 = 2.7 x 10-3 m/s2 Toward Earth’s center
Newton’s dreams Hmmmmm……. The Moon is in free-fall around the Earth It’s acceleration is only 1/3600 g (accel at the Earth’s surface)
Distances The moon is 60x further from the Earth’s center than objects on (near) the Earth’s surface r=3.84x108m 60 x (6.4x106 m) = 60 x RE 1 60 1 3600 ( )2= RE = 6.4x106m
Newton’s big idea The force of gravity gets weaker as distance squared The moon is 60x further from the Earth’s center than objects on (near) the Earth’s surface The strength of Earth’s gravity near the Moon is (1/60)2 =1/3600 times weaker
Universal law of gravity M m r F m F M Proportionality constant: 1 r2 F “Newton’s Constant” mM r2 mM r2 combine: F F = G
Universal applies to all objects!!! Universal:
What is G? mME RE2 W= G W GME RE2 W= m W= mg GME RE2 g=
Determine G from g, RE & ME gRE2 ME G = 10m/s2x(6.4x106m)2 6x1024kg G = 10m/s2x 41x1012m2 6x1024kg G = 410x1012m3/s2 6x1024kg G = G = 6.7.x10-11m3/kg s2 G = 6.7x10-11 Nm2/kg2 A very small number
Force of gravity between “ordinary-sized” objects mM r2 F = G 80kg 60kg 1m 60 kg 80kg (1m)2 F = 6.7x10-11Nm2/kg2 F = 6.7x60x80x10-11N F = 32160.x10-11N =3.2x10-7N 30x109 times bigger! Boy’s weight = mg = 80kg x 10m/s2 = 800 N
Measuring gravity force between “ordinary-sized” objects is very hard
Cavendish’s measured the gravitational Force between known masses & from this deduced the value of Newton’s Constant G. From this and the relation for g he deduced ME, the mass of the Earth, which turned out to be about twice the value people had guessed it to be at that time. I weighed the Earth
So does the Sun’s Half Moon New Moon Full Moon
Measuring Weight N mg
Weightlessness N =0 N =mg N >mg N <mg
Weightlessness means =0 N compensating upward
What is g on the moon? mMM RM2 W= G m RM=1.7 x 106m GMM RM2 W W= m W= mgM MM GMM RM2 gM=
gM on the Moon GMM RM2 g = 6.7x10-11Nm2/kg2 x7.4x1022Kg (1.7x106m)2 = gM = 1.7m/s2 1/6x gEarth
Eotvos experiment Does Minertial = Mgravitational ? .. .. .. .. Lorand Eotvos 1848-1919 Devised a sensitive test of the equality between inertial & gravitational mass
q Miv2/r Mi MG MGg q If Mi = MG, q is the same for every object
If Mi = MG, different materials twist different amounts inertia same masses different materials
.. .. Eotvos saw no effect, all materials felt the same twist to 1 part in 109 Minertial = Mgravitational to very high precision
summary Obey the law!