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The '''equivalence principle''' is a theory proposed by [[Einstein]], that states the force felt by someone standing in a gravitational field is the same as the pseudo-force felt by someone in an accelerating reference frame.
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The '''equivalence principle''' is the Newtonian idea that states the force felt by someone standing in a gravitational field is the same as the pseudo-force felt by someone in an accelerating reference frame.
    
More simply put, it attempts to say that being on Earth and experiencing gravity is equivalent to being in a spaceship accelerating upwards at 9.8 ms<sup>-2</sup> (g).
 
More simply put, it attempts to say that being on Earth and experiencing gravity is equivalent to being in a spaceship accelerating upwards at 9.8 ms<sup>-2</sup> (g).
    
[[Category:Physics]]
 
[[Category:Physics]]

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