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Gravitational constant (6642 bytes)
5: ...ational constant'', or ''Newton's constant''. The gravitational constant is a fundamental [[physical constant]] w...
7: ...its, the 2002 [[CODATA]] recommended value of the gravitational constant is
13: The gravitational force is [[Fundamental interaction|relatively wea...
15: == Measurement of the gravitational constant ==
17: ...of the Earth through the precise knowledge of the gravitational interaction.

Gravitational lens (7909 bytes)
1: A '''gravitational lens''' is formed when the light from a very dist...
2: The process is known as '''gravitational lensing''', and was one of the [[classical tests ...
6: [[Image:Gravitational_lens-full.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bending light|Ben...
8: ... source, lens, and observer, and the shape of the gravitational well of the lensing galaxy.
10: There are three classes of gravitational lensing:

Gravitational collapse (6739 bytes)
1: ... planets. For example, a star is born through the gravitational collapse of a cloud of interstellar matter. The c...
3: ...age the density of matter is so high that current gravitational theories do not apply. Before the singular state ...
5: ...rough a stellar wind for example), a catastrophic gravitational collapse can be seen as a [[Gamma ray burster|gam...
8: ==Catastrophic gravitational collapse toward a black hole==
9: ...ional_collapse.png|thumb|right|250px|Catastrophic gravitational collapse]]

Gravitational potential (610 bytes)
1: ...to its position in a [[gravitational field]]. The gravitational potential of an object of mass ''m'' relative to ...
5: where ''G'' is the [[universal gravitational constant]] and ''r'' is the distance between the ...

Gravitational radiation (11448 bytes)
1: ...on''' is [[energy]] that is transmitted through [[wave]]s in the [[gravitation]]al [[field (physics)|fie...
3: ==Gravity wave==
5: ...y]], [[gravity]] can cause [[oscillation]]s (or [[wave]]s) in [[spacetime]] which can transmit [[energy]...
7: ... in a pulsating fashion. Similarly, gravitational waves will be emitted by physical objects with a pulsa...
11: ... amount of energies and (b) that even so powerful waves are hardly noticeable because their coupling wit...

Gravitational singularity (3038 bytes)
1: ...matics|mathematical]] meaning of "singularity": a gravitational singularity occurs when the equations produce a [...
3: ...smological]] model of the [[universe]] contains a gravitational singularity at the start of [[time]] (t=0). At th...
9: Many [[physicist]]s believe that gravitational singularities are "unphysical", meaning that gene...

Gravitational slingshot (10453 bytes)
1: ...l mechanics]] and [[aerospace engineering]], a '''gravitational slingshot''' is the use of the motion of a planet...
16: ...rrent spacecraft boosters. A trip using multiple gravitational assists may take longer, but will use considerabl...
31: ...ld. The additional energy does not come from the gravitational potential energy of the fuel, because the increas...
59: ...LE0P4HD_index_0.html Animation of Cassini Huygens gravitational sling shot]
60: *[http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath114.htm Gravitational Slingshot Theory]

Gravitational physics (5803 bytes)
1: ... and internal structure; [[Inertia|inertial]] and gravitational masses are fundamentally indistinguishable. [[Spa...

Gravitational anomaly (1053 bytes)
1: In [[theoretical physics]], a '''gravitational anomaly''' is an example of an [[anomaly (physics...
3: ..."gravitational" is derived from the symmetry of a gravitational theory, namely from general covariance.
9: ...onsistency of the whole theory, and therefore all gravitational anomalies must cancel out.

Gravitational redshift (6901 bytes)
4: [[Albert Einstein]], the '''gravitational redshift''' or '''Einstein shift'''
5: ...ower frequency is the same as a longer ("redder") wavelength.
7: The gravitational redshift is a simple consequence of the
12: Observing the gravitational redshift in the solar system, is one of the [[cla...
16: Experimental verification of the gravitational redshift

Gaussian gravitational constant (1836 bytes)
1: [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]] expressed the [[gravitational constant]] in units of the [[solar system]] rathe...
8: ...pplied to the motion of the Earth, he derived his gravitational constant:

Gravitational radius of an electron (499 bytes)
1: This is the '''[[gravitational radius]] of an [[electron]]''':
7: :''G'' is Newton's [[gravitational constant]],

Gravitational time dilation (862 bytes)
1: '''Gravitational time dilation''' is a phenomenon of the time runn...
6: * <math>G</math> is Newtonian gravitational constant
11: The phenomenon is connected with the [[gravitational redshift]] since the light signals sent from the ...

Gravitational binding energy (1483 bytes)
1: The '''[[gravitational]] [[binding energy]]''' of an object is the amoun...
3: ...[[Potential_energy#Gravitational_potential_energy|gravitational potential energy]], but should not be confused wi...
5: ... a spherical [[mass]] of uniform [[density]], the gravitational binding energy is
9: Where G is the [[gravitational constant]], M is the mass of the sphere, and r is...
15: According to the [[virial theorem]], the gravitational binding energy of a [[star]] is -2 times its inte...

Gravitational Beam Emitter (7296 bytes)
1: '''Gravitational Beam Emitter''' is the [[gun]] used by [[Killy]] ...
3: ...mitter_-_Killy_Poses.jpg for rationale -->[[Image:Gravitational Beam Emitter - Killy Poses.jpg|thumb|Killy aiming...
18: |[[Image:Gravitational_Beam_Emitter_-_Level_0.gif|Normal GBE]]
25: |[[Image:Gravitational_Beam_Emitter_-_Level_1.gif|GBE: Level 1]]
35: |[[Image:Gravitational_Beam_Emitter_-_Level_2.gif|GBE: Level 2]]

Plane gravitational waves (141 bytes)
1: The [[plane gravitational waves]] are described mathematically by the metric:

Standard gravitational parameter (3573 bytes)
27: ...ath>) of a celestial body is the product of the [[gravitational constant]] (<math>G\!\,</math>) and the mass <mat...
30: The units of the standard gravitational parameter are km<sup>3</sup>s<sup>-2</sup>
39: and the relevant standard gravitational parameter is that of the larger body.
75: The value for the Earth is called '''geocentric gravitational constant''' and equal to 398,600.441,8 ± 0.000,8 ...
77: The value for the Sun is called '''heliocentric gravitational constant'''.

Timeline of gravitational physics and relativity (6163 bytes)
1: '''[[Timeline]] of [[gravitational physics]] and [[relativity (general)|relativity]]...
10: ... [[Ismael Bullialdus]] suggests an inverse-square gravitational force law.
14: * [[1798]] - [[Henry Cavendish]] measures the [[gravitational constant]]
25: ...vitation and inertia and uses it to predict the [[gravitational redshift]]
28: ...t the field equations of general relativity admit wavelike solutions

The Third Wave (1787 bytes)
1: ...he [[book]] by [[Alvin Toffler]], see [[The Third Wave (book)]]''
3: '''The Third Wave''' was the name given by history teacher [[Ron Jo...
5: ...efore bringing it to a halt by claiming that "The Wave" movement had a world-wide leader, and then displ...
7: ... young-adult novel on the subject (entitled ''The Wave''), which was later made into a movie and a play;...
10: *{{imdb title|id=083316|title=The Wave}}

New Wave (719 bytes)
1: The term "'''New Wave'''" has been used to describe several movements i...
4: ** The [[French new wave]], or ''nouvelle vague''.
5: ** The [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British New Wave]].
6: ** The [[Hong Kong New Wave]], a movement in [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong ...
7: * The [[New Wave music]] movement which occurred in the [[United S...

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