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Title: Is there a max velocity in a frictionless environment when an object is pulled by a gravitational constant?
Post by: __Aycee on Feb 5, 2013
Is there a maximum velocity in a frictionless environment when an object is pulled by a gravitational constant?

Meaning, can a gravitational body exert a constant force on an object such that it accelerates forever?  Or is there some maximum velocity the object achieves?  If so, what determines the max velocity?


Title: Is there a max velocity in a frictionless environment when an object is pulled by a gravitational constant?
Post by: smoran1 on Feb 5, 2013
The maximum velocity that can be achieved by a gravitational force is the speed of light.  That can happen to matter falling into a black hole.