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Coriolis Force
Discussion
Talk, Talk, Talk
- Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) France
- Sur les équations du mouvement relatif des systèmes de corps (1835).
| Forces in a Rotating Coordinate System | |||||||||||||||||
| direction | real | fictitious | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
radial |
ar = |
radial
|
− |
centrifugal
|
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tangential |
at = |
tangential
|
+ |
coriolis
|
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