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PE = mgh

Energy stored due to height in a gravitational field.

F = G\frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}

Attractive force between two masses.

W = mg

The gravitational force on a mass.

W = mg

Gravitational force on a mass near Earth.

U = -\frac{GMm}{r}

Potential energy of two masses at distance r.

v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}

Minimum speed to escape a gravitational field.

F = G\frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}

Every mass attracts every other mass.

g = \frac{GM}{r^2}

Gravitational acceleration at a body's surface.

F = G\frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}

The attractive force between any two masses.

U = -\frac{GMm}{r}

Energy of a mass in another body's gravitational field.

z \approx \frac{GM}{rc^2}

Fractional stretching of light climbing out of gravity.