Escape velocity

Concept — Minimum velocity needed to escape a body’s gravitational pull.

Present in chapters

08

Linked atoms

9 linked atoms.

08 Gravitazione universale

• Black holes and the Schwarzschild radius
• Proof of escape velocity
• Worked exercise: two asteroids falling into each other
• Escaping the Solar System
• Satellites and circular orbits
• Escape velocity
• Escape velocity from Earth
• Escape velocity from Earth (energy)
• True or false on energy and orbits