Timeline for Deriving expression for gravitational potential energy around a mass, $M$, using vectors
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| S May 16 at 13:48 | review | First answers | |||
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| S May 16 at 13:48 | history | edited | Albertus Magnus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 16 at 13:39 | comment | added | Pustam Raut | Yes, in general. The angle is not necessarily zero for a curved path. However, the infinitesimal change in the position vector is in the same direction when deriving gravitational potential energy. | |
| May 16 at 13:10 | comment | added | Anis Manuchehri-Ramirez | Thanks. A little confused by how $\hat{r}$ and $d\vec{r}$ are in the same direction, but the angle between them isn't necessarily zero? | |
| S May 16 at 12:50 | review | First answers | |||
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| S May 16 at 12:50 | history | answered | Pustam Raut | CC BY-SA 4.0 |