Potential energy from mass and height
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The potential energy is a form of energy a body possesses because of its position relative to
other objects.

**Links:**

#. `Wikipedia, second formula <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy#Overview>`__.

..
    TODO: add note that it is specifically gravitational potential energy => move to `gravity`?

.. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.laws.dynamics.potential_energy_from_mass_and_height

.. py:data:: potential_energy

    The :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.potential_energy` of the body.

Symbol:
    :code:`U`

Latex:
    :math:`U`

Dimension:
    :code:`energy`


.. py:data:: mass

    The :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.mass` of the body.

Symbol:
    :code:`m`

Latex:
    :math:`m`

Dimension:
    :code:`mass`


.. py:data:: height

    The elevation from ground level. See :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.height`

Symbol:
    :code:`h`

Latex:
    :math:`h`

Dimension:
    :code:`length`


.. py:data:: law

    :code:`U = m * g * h`


    Latex:
        .. math::
            U = m g h