What's the difference between gravitational potential and gravitational potential energy?
I know that, gravitational potential = -GM/r , and gravitational potential energy = -GMm/r , why is it not the same?
Posted Sep 16, 2015, 7:38 AM UTC
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I know that, gravitational potential = -GM/r , and gravitational potential energy = -GMm/r , why is it not the same?
Posted Sep 16, 2015, 7:38 AM UTC