There is a statement in my physics textbook in gravitation chapter - The force of attraction due to hollow spherical shell of uniform density on a point mass situated inside it is zero Is it valid for solid sphere? What happens in solid sphere? Please explain this statement.
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1This is called the shell theorem. You can analyze a solid ball as a collection of concentric shells. – PM 2Ring Jul 28 '19 at 08:23
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Possible duplicates: https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/150238/2451 and links therein. – Qmechanic Jul 28 '19 at 08:25
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Closely related question by OP: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/493993/what-do-you-mean-by-the-given-statement – PM 2Ring Jul 28 '19 at 09:52
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The same question as before... – Alchimista Jul 28 '19 at 13:57