Virial theorem (classical)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the classical-mechanics subtree

For bounded motion with U ~ r^n: 2⟨T⟩ = n⟨U⟩. Gravitational: 2⟨T⟩+⟨U⟩=0; applies to stellar clusters, galaxy clusters.

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