An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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1) The rate at which a small object in free fall near the surface of a body is accelerated by the gravitational force of the body: g = GM / R², where G is the gravitational constant, and M and R are the mass and radius of the object. The surface gravity of Earth is equal to 980 cm s^-2.
2) → black hole surface gravity.

→ surface; → gravity.

In a → rotating star, the sum of the → gravitational, → centrifugal, and → radiative accelerations. See also → effective gravity.

→ total; → gravity.