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Re: The Inverse Square Law explained

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Subject Re: The Inverse Square Law explained
Date 2015-12-22 16:06 -0600
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On 12/22/2015 10:00 AM, Alan Folmsbee wrote:
> Inverse Square Law Revealed
>
> "Where does the 1/R^2 come from for the inverse square laws of force and acceleration?"
>
> The answer...
>

Doesn't this come directly from Gauss' law?

That's covered in calculus-based intro physics books for scientists and 
engineers, if I recall correctly.

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Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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The Inverse Square Law explained Alan Folmsbee <omnilobe@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 08:00 -0800
  Re: The Inverse Square Law explained David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-22 10:13 -0800
    Re: The Inverse Square Law explained David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-22 10:17 -0800
    Re: The Inverse Square Law explained David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-22 10:19 -0800
  Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-12-22 12:50 -0600
    Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-22 12:14 -0800
      Re: The Inverse Square Law explained JanPB <filmart@gmail.com> - 2015-12-28 21:11 -0800
        Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-29 09:18 -0800
  Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 16:06 -0600
    Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-27 00:42 +0100
      Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-27 07:50 -0800
        Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-27 20:12 +0100
          Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-27 14:30 -0800
            Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-28 00:23 +0100
              Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-27 15:58 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-12-28 11:59 +0100
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-28 11:18 +0000
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-12-29 10:11 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 13:08 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-29 15:19 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-29 17:13 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained David Fuller <fuller.david@hotmail.com> - 2015-12-29 17:16 -0800
                Re: The Inverse Square Law explained alsor@interia.pl - 2015-12-31 05:31 -0800
      Re: The Inverse Square Law explained John Gogo <jfgogo22@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-01 18:28 -0800
        Re: The Inverse Square Law explained Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-02 23:48 +0100

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