Definition:Inverse Square Law
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Definition
Two real variables $x$ and $y$ are related by an inverse square law if and only if they fulfil the relationship:
- $\forall x, y \in \R: x \propto \dfrac 1 {y^2} \iff \exists k \in \R, k \ne 0: x y^2 = k$
Sources
- 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Force and energy in electrostatics: $1.1$ Electric Charge
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse square law
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse square law