Gravitational Constant

The Gravitational Constant is a simulation setting that affects the strength of the force of gravity for all objects in the simulation.

Setting Details

Location

The Gravitational Constant setting is located under Gravity in Sim menu on the bottom bar. It can also be found in the full Sim Settings Menu.

Units

Gravitational Constant can be viewed and edited using the following units:

• Newtons times Meters per Kilograms Squared (N(m/kg)²) is expressed in SI units
• Actual Gravitational Constant (G) = 6.6740831×10^-11 N(m/kg)²

Simulation Effects

Gravity

The force of gravity between two objects in a simulation depends on the masses of the objects, M₁ and M₂, the distance between the objects, d, and the gravitational constant, G, by the following equation:

$F=G{\frac {M_{1}M_{2}}{d^{2}}}.$

Increasing the Gravitational Constant will increase this force, causing objects in the simulation to affect each others' motion more strongly.