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Four Fundamental Forces

Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces yet shapes the large scale structure of the universe. The gravitational force between two masses m1 and m2 is given by F=G(m1m2)/r^2, where G is the universal gravitation constant. Gravity always creates an attractive force between masses that acts along the line joining their centers and obeys Newton's third law of equal and opposite reaction forces.

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Four Fundamental Forces

Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces yet shapes the large scale structure of the universe. The gravitational force between two masses m1 and m2 is given by F=G(m1m2)/r^2, where G is the universal gravitation constant. Gravity always creates an attractive force between masses that acts along the line joining their centers and obeys Newton's third law of equal and opposite reaction forces.

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Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces, yet it is the dominant force in

the universe for shaping the large scale structure of galaxies, stars, etc. The
gravitational force between two masses m1 and m2 is given by the relationship:

This is often called the "universal law of gravitation" and G the universal gravitation
constant. It is an example of an inverse square law force. The force is always
attractive and acts along the line joining the centers of mass of the two masses. The
forces on the two masses are equal in size but opposite in direction, obeying Newton's
third law. Viewed as anexchange force, the massless exchange particle is called
the graviton.

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