Timeline for How to calculate the potential energy of a large object as an integral?
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 10:35 | comment | added | Riccardo Zanardi | I see. Thanks for the answer | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 10:21 | comment | added | gandalf61 | Yes, if the object is so large that gravity varies significantly from one part of it to another then you have to go back to first principles and use the integral method. | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 10:13 | comment | added | Riccardo Zanardi | I see. So I would guess then that an integral is better used when is the gravitational acceleration that’s varying significantly while acting on a body? That’s beside the original question of course, I’m asking now out of curiosity. | |
| Dec 1, 2023 at 9:39 | history | answered | gandalf61 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |