Gravity, Weight and Their Absence

Part I: Can inertia make us move? Introduction.- Inertia and inertial reference frames.- Gravitation and weightiness.- Part II: Is weightlessness without gravity? Introduction to Part II Free fall and weightlessness.- Free fall trajectories.- Free fall in the Universe.- Part III: Should one dwell on microgravity? Introduction to Part III Microgravity.- Means to generate microgravity.- Interest of microgravity.- Part IV: Physiological effects of weightlessness Introduction to Part IV General considerations on Life science research.- Physiological effects of weightlessnes.- Bone demineralization.

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• Fisiologia
• Física da Matéria Condensada (física do estado sólido e estado líquido)
• Gravidade
• Astronáutica
• Tecnologia aeronaval e aeroespacial

Referential frames;Gravitational attraction;Drop tower;Aircraft parabolic flights;Sounding rockets;Superficial tension;Physiological effects;Bone demineralization;Long term space mission;Absence of gravity;Absence of weight