Timeline for Work done by a homogeneous gravitational field on a system of particles
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| Jan 5, 2015 at 5:39 | comment | added | kbh | Gravity is a central force. A consequence of this is that it will not exert a net external torque on a system by its own self. | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 1:40 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2015 at 0:26 | answer | added | Phoenix87 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 0:22 | comment | added | Brandon Enright | The Shell Theorem proves it for spheres: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_theorem I don't think it's true for non-spherical bodies as I'm pretty sure you could get a torque as part of the attraction. | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 0:08 | history | asked | math_lover | CC BY-SA 3.0 |