Newtonian Gravity on an N-Sphere
Classical Physics
2022-11-16 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We consider some elementary features of Newtonian gravity, or electrostatics, as defined on an N-sphere. In particular, we present and discuss "the shell theorem" for this system.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.2211.08236,
title = {Newtonian Gravity on an N-Sphere},
author = {T Curtright and H Alshal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.08236},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
This work resulted from participation in the Bahamas Advanced Study Institute & Conferences (BASIC) 2022, 10 pages, 4 figures