Difference between revisions of "Inverse-square law"
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| − | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relation between physical quantities of the form: ''x'' is proportional to 1/''y''<sup>2</sup>, where ''y'' is most often a distance, and ''x'' is often a force or [[flux]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An example of the inverse square law is the decrease of radiative flux with distance from a [[point source]], as is often used to approximate [[radiation]] reaching the earth from the sun.</div><br/> </div> | + | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relation between physical quantities of the form: ''x'' is proportional to 1/''y''<sup>2</sup>, where ''y'' is most often a distance, and ''x'' is often a force or [[flux]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An example of the inverse square law is the decrease of radiative flux with distance from a [[point source|point source]], as is often used to approximate [[radiation]] reaching the earth from the sun.</div><br/> </div> |
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 25 April 2012
inverse-square law
A relation between physical quantities of the form: x is proportional to 1/y2, where y is most often a distance, and x is often a force or flux.
An example of the inverse square law is the decrease of radiative flux with distance from a point source, as is often used to approximate radiation reaching the earth from the sun.
