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inverse-square law [′in‚vərs ¦skwer ‚lȯ] (physics) Any law in which a physical quantity varies with distance from a source inversely as the square of that distance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In effect, the rate at which oil mass is lost from an ink decays according to an approximate inverse square law with time. Scientists raised the idea of a fifth force in 1986 after finding hints that the gravity inside an Australian mine shaft did not follow Newton's inverse square law. At stake is the accuracy of Newton's inverse square law of gravity, which holds that the gravitational attraction between two bodies is proportional to one over the square of the distance separating the bodies. |
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