Imagine an arbitrary point in space. It is within the gravitational 'potential' of every mass (although billions of ly away) in the entire universe.
Since every mass adds a tiny fraction, what is the total gravitational 'potential' energy in this point?
Edit:
Let point masses be located distance $r_i$ from the point and have masses $m_i$, then the 'potential' is
$$\Phi = - G \sum_{i} \frac{m_i}{r_i}.$$
I'm looking for this value averaged over all points in space. How does this depend on the shape of our universe or can we measure it?
- For example gravity on my location is given by $$ 9.81 m/s^2 \text{(earth )} + 6 mm/s^2 \text{(sun)} + 200 pm/s^2 \text{(milky way)} + ? \text{(rest of the universe)}.$$
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