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Gravity of Earth

The gravity of Earth, denoted by g, is the net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation (from mass distribution within Earth) and the centrifugal force (from the Earth's rotation). It is a vector quantity, whose direction coincides with a plumb bob and strength or magnitude is given by the norm . In SI units this acceleration is expressed in metres per second squared (in symbols, m/s2 or m·s−2) or equivalently in newtons per kilogram (N/kg or N·kg−1).

Rotation de la Terre

vignette|Animation montrant la rotation de la Terre vers l'Est. thumb|Cette photographie en pose longue du ciel nocturne dans l’hémisphère nord au-dessus de l’Himalaya népalais montre les trajectoires apparentes des étoiles lors de la rotation de la Terre. La rotation de la Terre est le mouvement de la Terre sur elle-même autour de l'axe des pôles géographiques qui relie le pôle Nord au pôle Sud. Il a été énoncé pour la première fois par l’astronome grec Philolaos de Crotone, au De plus, la Terre, comme chaque planète du système solaire, tourne autour du Soleil, dans un mouvement appelé la révolution.

Mass in special relativity

The word "mass" has two meanings in special relativity: invariant mass (also called rest mass) is an invariant quantity which is the same for all observers in all reference frames, while the relativistic mass is dependent on the velocity of the observer. According to the concept of mass–energy equivalence, invariant mass is equivalent to rest energy, while relativistic mass is equivalent to relativistic energy (also called total energy).

Theoretical gravity

In geodesy and geophysics, theoretical gravity or normal gravity is an approximation of the true gravity on Earth's surface by means of a mathematical model representing Earth. The most common model of a smoothed Earth is a rotating Earth ellipsoid of revolution (i.e., a spheroid). The type of gravity model used for the Earth depends upon the degree of fidelity required for a given problem.

Période de rotation