Friday, April 12, 2019

newtonian gravity - Can gravitational constant be changed?


In my book(Principles of Physics by Resnick,Halliday,Walker) , the authors write:



If $G$ - by some miracle - were suddenly increased by a factor of 10, you would be crushed to the floor by Earth's gravitation.



Now, by what miracle can $G$ be changed? Is it possible?




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