Question: Find the proper potential energy of gravitational interaction of matter forming (a) A thin uniform spherical layer of mass m and radius R; (b) A

Find the proper potential energy of gravitational interaction of matter forming
(a) A thin uniform spherical layer of mass m and radius R;
(b) A uniform sphere of mass m and radius R (make use of the answer to Problem 1.214).

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