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The gravitational force fields are both scalar and vector. The forces are the first derivative of the energy.

The derivative is a Quaternion derivative X=[d/dr,Del].


The total energy is W = -mGM/r + cP and there are five forces,

F = XW= [d/dr,Del][-mGM/r, cP] = [vp/r -cDel.P, cdP/dr - Del mGM/r + cDelxP]


The scalar forces are :

vp/r centripetal scalar force

-cDel.P= -cp/r cos(PR) centrifugal scalar force


the vector forces are:

cdP/dr = -cp/r R/r tangent force

Del -mGM/r = vp/r R/r gradient force

cDelxP = RxP cp/r sin(PR) Curl force.

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Vector. Its forces not only have magnitude (strength), but also have direction.

The force on each member of the pair of objects is directed toward the center

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