Rotating Frames of Reference

MIT RES.TLL-004 Concept Vignettes
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Instructor: Sanjay Sarma

This video describes the motion of two objects observed from two frames of reference: a rotating turntable, and the relatively stationary ground frame. The centripetal and Coriolis accelerations that arise in rotating frames of reference are explored.

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