Gaussian gravitational constant Comparison Table

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Gaussian gravitational constant comparison table

Subject is an instance of is a kind of has symbol has value has definition

universal constant fundamental physical constant changes in value are due solely to an increase in measurement accuracy or convention

Gaussian gravitational constant universal constant k 0.01720209895 The constant defining the astronomical system of units of length (astronomical unit), mass (solar mass) and time (day), by means of Kepler's third law. The dimensions of k² are those of Newton's constant of gravitation: L³M^-1T^-2.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has symbol	has value	has definition
universal constant		fundamental physical constant		changes in value are due solely to an increase in measurement accuracy or convention
Gaussian gravitational constant	universal constant		k	0.01720209895	The constant defining the astronomical system of units of length (astronomical unit), mass (solar mass) and time (day), by means of Kepler's third law. The dimensions of k² are those of Newton's constant of gravitation: L³M^-1T^-2.

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