Certain stars, whose light and radial velocities undergo periodic vibrations, are thought to be pulsating. It is
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Certain stars, whose light and radial velocities undergo periodic vibrations, are thought to be pulsating. It is hypothesized that the period t of pulsation depends on the star's radius r, its mass m, and the gravitational constant G. (See Problem 3 for the dimension of G.) Express t as a product of m, r, and G, so the equation:
Data from problem 3
The various constants of physics often have physical dimensions (dimensional constants) because their values depend on the system in which they are expressed. For example, Newton's law of gravitation asserts that the attractive force between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between them, or, symbolically,
where G is the gravitational constant. Find the dimension of G so that Newton's law is dimensionally compatible.
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