Gravitation

Storyboard

To describe how speed evolves over time, the variation in time must be studied.

The speed variation ratio is equivalent to the curvature of the path traveled in the elapsed time which, divided by this, corresponds to the acceleration.

For a finite elapsed time the speed corresponds to the average acceleration during that time.

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Gravity with Axis pointing down

Definition

When using a coordinate system with positive z-axis pointing upwards, gravity corresponds to a process of acceleration in the downward direction:

Gravity with axis pointing down

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Gravity with Axis pointing up

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When using a coordinate system with negative z-axis pointing downwards, gravity corresponds to a process of acceleration in the same direction as the z-axis:

Gravity with axis pointing up

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Gravitation

Description

To describe how speed evolves over time, the variation in time must be studied. The speed variation ratio is equivalent to the curvature of the path traveled in the elapsed time which, divided by this, corresponds to the acceleration. For a finite elapsed time the speed corresponds to the average acceleration during that time.

Variables

Symbol
Text
Variable
Value
Units
Calculate
MKS Value
MKS Units
$v_0$
v_0
Initial Speed
m/s
$v_{ng}$
v_ng
Speed (-g)
m/s
$v_{pg}$
v_pg
Speed (g)
m/s
$t$
t
Time
s

Calculations


First, select the equation:   to ,  then, select the variable:   to 

Symbol
Equation
Solved
Translated

Calculations

Symbol
Equation
Solved
Translated

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Equations


Examples

When using a coordinate system with positive z-axis pointing upwards, gravity corresponds to a process of acceleration in the downward direction:

Gravity with axis pointing down

(ID 2249)

When using a coordinate system with negative z-axis pointing downwards, gravity corresponds to a process of acceleration in the same direction as the z-axis:

Gravity with axis pointing up

(ID 2250)


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