Definition:Gravitational Potential

Definition

The gravitational potential due to a physical body $B$ is the amount of potential energy of a particle $P$ of unit mass arising from the mass of $B$.

Gravitational potential is a scalar quantity.

Also see

• Definition:Gravitational Force

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gravitation
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gravitational potential
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gravitation
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gravitational potential