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5.8.5: Hollow Hemisphere

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Any element of mass, δM on the surface of a hemisphere of radius a is at a distance a from the centre of the hemisphere, and therefore the potential due to this element is merely GδM/a. Since potential is a scalar quantity, the potential of the entire hemisphere is just GM/a.


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