potential function

mathematics

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major reference

  • Galileo experiment
    In principles of physical science: Potential

    A potential function ϕ(r) defined by ϕ = A/r, where A is a constant, takes a constant value on every sphere centred at the origin. The set of nesting spheres is the analogue in three dimensions of the contours of height on a map,…

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description of geoid

  • geoid
    In geoid

    …over its entire extent the potential function is constant. This potential function describes the combined effects of the gravitational attraction of Earth’s mass and the centrifugal repulsion caused by the rotation of Earth about its axis.

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