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Notes
Acceleration due to gravity below the surface of earth
- To calculate acceleration due to gravity below the surface of the earth (between the surface and centre of the earth).
Density of the earth is constant throughout. Therefore,
ρ = Me / (4/3π Re3) ....(1)
where,
Me = mass of the earth
Volume of sphere= `4/3π "R"_e^2`
Re = radius of the earth.
As entire mass is concentrated at the centre of the earth.
Therefore density can be written as
`rho = M_s(4/3π "R"_s^3)` ....(2)
Comparing equation (1) and (2)
`"M"_e/"M"_s="R"_e^3/"R"_s^3 "where" "R"_s= ("R"_e-"d")^3`
d= distance of the body form the centre to the surface of the earth.
Therefore,
`"M"_e/"M"_s="R"_e^3/("R"_e-"d")^3`
`"M"_s = "M"_e(("R"_e-"d")^3)/"R"_e^3` ...(3)
To calculate Gravitational force (F) between earth and point mass m at a depth d below the surface of the earth.
Above figure shows the value of g at a depth d. In this case only the smaller sphere of radius `("R"_e- "d")` contributes to g.
`"F" ="GmM"_s/("R"_e-"d")^2`
`"g"="F"/"m"` where g=acceleration due to gravity at point 'd' below the surface of the earth.
`"g"="GM"_s/("R"_e-"d")^2`
Putting the value of `"M"_s` from Eq.(3)
`="GM"_e("R"_e-"d")^3/("R"_e^3("R"_e-"d")^2)`
`="GM"_e(R_e-d)/R_e^3`
W.k.t. `"g"="GM"_e/"R"_e^2`
`g(d)="GM"_e/R_e^3("R"_e-"d")`
`=g((R_e-d)/R_e)=g(1-d/R_e)`
Acceleration due to gravity above the surface of the earth:
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To calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity of a point mass m at a height h above the surface of the earth.
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Force of gravitation between the object and the earth will be
`F(h)=("GM"_Em)/(R_E + h)^2`
The acceleration experienced by the point mass is `("F"("h"))/"m"≡"g"("h")`
`"g"(h)=("F"(h))/m="GM"_E/("R"_E + h)^2` ...(1)
This is cleary less than the value of g on the surface of earth: `"g"="GM"_E/"R"_E^2` for h<<RE, we can expand the RHS of Eq.(1)
`g(h)="GM"_E/(R_E^2 (1+h/R_E)^2)`
`=g(1+h/"R"_E)^-2`
For `"h"/"R"_E`<<1. Using binomial expression,
`"g"(h)cong"g"(1-(2h)/R_E)`
Conclusion: The value of acceleration due to gravity varies on the surface, above surface and below the surface of the earth.
