Inverse-square law
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In physical science, an inverse-square law is any scientific law stating that the observed "intensity" of a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the
German astronomer Johannes Kepler discussed the inverse-square law and how it affects the intensity of light.
Coulomb's law
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Coulomb's inverse-square law, or simply Coulomb's law, is a scientific law of physics that describes the amount of force between two electrically charged particles at rest. This electric force is conv
Inverse-square law
…directly proportional to the product of the electric charges, is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them; this is known as Coulomb's law. The deviation of the exponent from 2 is less than one part in 1015. F = k e q 1 q 2 r 2…
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb