Free fall acceleration from height¶

Free fall is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. Free fall acceleration is the acceleration the body experiences during the free fall.

Notation:

\(G\) (G) is gravitational_constant.

free_fall_acceleration¶: Free fall acceleration of the body.

Symbol:: a
Latex:: \(a\)
Dimension:: acceleration

planet_radius¶: radius of the planet.

Symbol:: r
Latex:: \(r\)
Dimension:: length

elevation¶: Elevation (height) of the body from the planet’s surface.

Symbol:: h
Latex:: \(h\)
Dimension:: length

planet_mass¶: mass of the planet.

Symbol:: m
Latex:: \(m\)
Dimension:: mass

law¶

a = G * m / (r + h)^2

Latex:: \[a = \frac{G m}{\left(r + h\right)^{2}}\]