the factor relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation. It is a universal constant with the value 6.673 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2
Symbol: G
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The adaptive weight and gravitational constant are selected based on the stability theory of discrete time-varying dynamic systems.
Weiyi Qian, Bo Wang, Zhiguang Feng 2015, 'Adaptive Central Force Optimization Algorithm Based on the Stability Analysis', Mathematical Problems in Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/914789. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)