{"id":251,"date":"2026-01-27T02:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:31:23","slug":"gravitational-fields","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doctorp4physics.co.uk\/es\/gravitational-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"5.4 Gravitational Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;50px&#8221; padding_bottom_1=&#8221;30px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_1_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; padding_1_phone=&#8221;&#8221; padding_1_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8f9fa&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;1px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;120px&#8221; height=&#8221;7px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset7&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#f9ce6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;PT Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ffc107&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;11px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-38px|||130px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Topic<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Gravitational Fields<\/h1>\n<p>This unit examines gravitational fields and their role in shaping planetary motion, satellites, and the structure of the cosmos. 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