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Does Gravity go Negative?

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Does Gravity go Negative?
« on: 04/02/2022 15:28:53 »
At the Lagrange point L2 the Earth and Sun's gravity cancels. Does it mean the Sun's gravity goes negative here? Why isn't the force on Mars, Jupiter etc. repulsive?
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Re: Does Gravity go Negative?
« Reply #1 on: 04/02/2022 15:32:13 »
Don't bother answering. The answer is that the gravity vectors of the Earth and Sun is in opposite directions and equal at L2.
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Re: Does Gravity go Negative?
« Reply #2 on: 04/02/2022 15:34:22 »
On second thought: the gravity vectors should be in the same direction at L2.
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Re: Does Gravity go Negative?
« Reply #3 on: 04/02/2022 16:08:53 »
Hi.

Quote from: talanum1 on 04/02/2022 15:34:22
On second thought: the gravity vectors should be in the same direction at L2.
   Yes they are.   They don't cancel, they sum.
    A Lagrange point isn't a place where a satellite would feel no force due to gravity, it would certainly feel a gravitational force.   However, that force would be just right to keep the satellite moving in circular motion in a way that matches the rotation rate of the earth around the sun.    It's only from the planet earth that the satellite seems to be stationary.
   See https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/754/what-is-a-lagrange-point/   for more information.

Best Wishes.
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