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Distance: units

Velocity:

show Coriolis & centrifugal
show trajectories
show gridlines on disk

Legend:
· Coriolis vector
· centrifugal vector
Inertial point of view:
Co-rotating point of view:
Physlet®

Centrifugal effect 2

This simulation, which launches two objects each time, complements the centrifugal effect physlet. The purpose of this version is to give a direct view of the difference in trajectory between a forward and a backward launch.



The physlets seem to get sluggish after a while, my experience is that I have to reload them from time to time.



The physlet simulation environment has been created by Davidson College.