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Newtonian mechanics discusses the movement of classical bodies under the influence of forces by applying Newton’s three laws. For more general concepts, use [classical-mechanics]. For Newton’s description of gravity, use [newtonian-gravity].
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Torque due to Gravity
The proof is most easiest if we use the vector notation. We have
$$\vec \tau = \int {d\vec \tau } = \int {(\vec r \times dm\vec g)} = \left( {\int {\vec r dm} } \right) \times \vec g$$
where I hav …
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What is the gravitational field lines pattern of a sphere of mass $m_1$ in an open ended box...
See this Figure For point mass $m_1=1$, and box mass $m_2=3$, and box size $a$.