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Opus in profectus

Coriolis Force

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Should this be changed to a discussion of radial vs. tangential acceleration?

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Acceleration in a rotating coordinate system
direction real fictitious

radial
  radial
ar = 1 

d2r

dt2
centrifugal
− r 

dθ 2

dt

a − rω2

tangential
tangential
at = r 

d2θ

dt2
  coriolis
+ 2 

dr   dθ

dt dt

rα + 2vω