reaches the planet only under gravitational attraction
The escape velocity for a planet is ve. A particle starts from rest at a large distance from the planet, reaches the planet only under gravitational attraction, and passes through a smooth tunnel through its centre. Its speed at the centre of the planet will be –
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The escape velocity for a planet is ve. A particle starts from rest at a large distance from the planet, reaches the planet only under gravitational attraction, and passes through a smooth tunnel through its centre. Its speed at the centre of the planet will be – and passes through a smooth tunnel through its [...]