What are the topics covered in this chapter?
Here are the topics covered in this chapter
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Kepler’s laws
- 8.3 Universal law of gravitation
- 8.4 The gravitational constant
- 8.5 Acceleration due to gravity of the earth
- 8.6 Acceleration due to gravity below and above the surface of the earth
- 8.7 Gravitational potential energy
- 8.8 Escape speed
- 8.9 Earth satellites
- 8.10 Energy of an orbiting satellite
- 8.11 Geostationary and polar satellites
- 8.12 Weightlessness