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Astrophysics: Gravitational Fields for Non-Uniform Density Planets

Dot Physics 821 2 months ago
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Suppose a planet has a mass M and radius R but a non-uniform density rho(r) = A*r. What is the value of A? What is the magnitude of the gravitational field inside and outside the planet? Of course there's a numerical model using python and random numbers. Here is the code https://trinket.io/glowscript/51bacdd2f735 Here is my uniform density Gauss's law problem https://youtu.be/dAFc78eXkd0 For homework you might want to look at the tunneling through the Earth video. https://youtu.be/04U6wmOOwRE

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