29: Non-Inertial Frame and Coriolis Effect
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- 29.1: The Lagrangian in Accelerating and Rotating Frames
- This section concerns the motion of a single particle in some potential U(r) in a non-inertial frame of reference. The most general noninertial frame has both linear acceleration and rotation, and the angular velocity of rotation may itself be changing.
Thumbnail: This low-pressure system over Iceland spins counterclockwise due to balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force. (Public Domain; NASA’s Aqua/MODIS satellite).