Escape Velocity

Functions
template<typename T >
T	EGXPhys::EscapeVelocity (const T distanceFromCenterOfMassInm, const T massOfBodyInkg)
	Calculates the escape velocity, \(v_{e}\), the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body. \[v_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{r}}\] . More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

EscapeVelocity()

template<typename T >

T EGXPhys::EscapeVelocity	(	const T	distanceFromCenterOfMassInm,
		const T	massOfBodyInkg
	)

Calculates the escape velocity, \(v_{e}\), the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body.

\[v_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{r}}\]

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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity

Parameters

distanceFromCenterOfMassInm	\(r\ (m)\) Distance from center of mass of the massive body in meters.
massOfBodyInkg	\(M\ (kg)\) Mass of massive body in kilograms.

Returns

\(v_{e}\ (\frac{m}{s})\) Escape velocity in meters per second.