Originally Posted by
Tom Bender
Just to keep the old grey matter exercised I am rereading my college textbooks. It is a humbling experience. Did I ever understand this?
So here's my question.
Per the text the gravitational potential energy of an object is;
Energy = -G (Mobject Mearth)/radius
Since G and M and M are constants,
E = C/r
But if we consider the molecule at the center of the earth it must have infinite energy. Clearly it does not.
Please try to keep to a reasonable level with your debunking of my thought process.
Thanks,
Tom