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Weak Field Approximation (2/2)


  1. Substitute the normalized potential derivative into the force law, noting the units and
    the sign flip on the contravariant derivative.
    Expand the velocities, and :
  2. Contract the rank-1 velocity tensor with the rank-2 derivative of the potential:
  3. Substitute :


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