nongravitational
adjective
non·grav·i·ta·tion·al
ˌnän-ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
: not of, relating to, or caused by gravitation : not gravitational
Each time a periodic comet revisits the inner solar system, it can experience the gentle effects of dust-bearing gas jets erupting on its sun-warmed surface. These so-called nongravitational forces can advance or retard a comet's date of return by hours or years.—
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So the holographic principle says that because of the presence of black holes, quantum gravity should be formulated as a more prosaic nongravitational quantum system in fewer dimensions.
—Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022
The results, published in Nature today, bring physicists one step closer to the distant goal of reconciling gravity with quantum mechanics, the theory underlying all of nongravitational physics.
—Ben Brubaker, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2021
This scenario would require a close approach to the star but not so close as to vaporize all the water ice, which would be needed to supply the nongravitational acceleration detected in ‘Oumuamua.
—Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2021
Harvard & Smithsonian proposed that the nongravitational force could be caused by sunlight, which exerts a weak pressure on any object placed in its path.
—David Jewitt, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2020
The correspondence states that a gravitational system in AdS space can be equivalent to a nongravitational quantum system in one fewer dimension.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2020
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Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022
The results, published in Nature today, bring physicists one step closer to the distant goal of reconciling gravity with quantum mechanics, the theory underlying all of nongravitational physics.
—Ben Brubaker, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2021
This scenario would require a close approach to the star but not so close as to vaporize all the water ice, which would be needed to supply the nongravitational acceleration detected in ‘Oumuamua.
—Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2021
Harvard & Smithsonian proposed that the nongravitational force could be caused by sunlight, which exerts a weak pressure on any object placed in its path.
—David Jewitt, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2020
The correspondence states that a gravitational system in AdS space can be equivalent to a nongravitational quantum system in one fewer dimension.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2020
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