Inverse Square Law/Examples/Forces of Interaction
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Example of Inverse Square Law
Various forces of interaction between two particles in space obey the inverse square law, for example:
- the force of gravitation
- the electrostatic force.
Sources
- 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