Determination Of Gravitational Constant
Determination Of Gravitational Constant
graph TD;
DeterminationOfGravitationalConstant --> CavendishExperiment["Cavendish Experiment"];
CavendishExperiment --> Apparatus;
Apparatus --> TorsionBalance["Torsion balance"];
Apparatus --> SmallLeadSpheres["Two small lead spheres"];
Apparatus --> LargeLeadSpheres["Two large lead spheres"];
CavendishExperiment --> Procedure;
Procedure --> SuspendBalance["Suspend the torsion balance"];
Procedure --> BringSpheresClose["Bring the large spheres close to the small ones"];
Procedure --> ObserveRotation["Observe the rotation"];
CavendishExperiment --> Results;
Results --> MeasureTwist["Measurement of the torsion wire's twist"];
Results --> CalculateG["Calculation of G"];
DeterminationOfGravitationalConstant --> ValueOfG["Value of Gravitational Constant (G)"];
ValueOfG --> Units["Units: m³ kg⁻¹ s⁻²"];
ValueOfG --> Magnitude["Magnitude: 6.67430(15) x 10⁻¹¹"];
DeterminationOfGravitationalConstant --> Importance["Importance in Physics"];
Importance --> UniversalGravitation["Universal Gravitation"];
Importance --> OrbitalMechanics["Orbital Mechanics"];
