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Meaning of subscript in $V=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{d^2 V}{{dq_i}{dq_j}}\right)_0$
This is probably a simple question, but what does the subscript $0$ mean in the following expression?
$$V=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{d^2 V}{{dq_i}{dq_j}}\right)_0$$
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Why no basis vector in Newtonian gravitational vector field?
In my textbook, the gravitational field is given by$$\mathbf{g}\left(\mathbf{r}\right)=-G\frac{M}{\left|\mathbf{r}\right|^{2}}e_{r}$$
which is a vector field. On the same page, it is also given as a ...
