Coriolis Force

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Discussion

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• Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) France
• Sur les équations du mouvement relatif des systèmes de corps (1835).

direction		real		fictitious
		radial		centrifugal
radial	ar =	⎛ ⎝ d2r ⎞ ⎠ dt2	−	r ⎛ ⎝ dθ ⎞2 ⎠ dt
		tangential		coriolis
tangential	at =	r ⎛ ⎝ d2θ ⎞ ⎠ dt2	+	2 ⎛ ⎝ dr   dθ ⎞ ⎠ dt dt

Summary

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Problems

practice

1. Write something.
   • Answer it.
2. Write something else.
   • Answer it.
3. Write something different.
   • Answer it.
4. Write something completely different.
   • Answer it.

numerical

1. problems

Resources

• general
  • Bad Coriolis
  • Coriolis Force, Algorithm, Inc.
  • Coriolis Force, Urban Legends Archive

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