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Fictitious Forces $\overset{?}{⇔}$ Constraint Forces (re: D'Alembert's Principle)
Are fictitious forces and constraint forces the same thing?
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The two faces of $F = m*a$
As I have understood,
$F(t)=m \cdot a(t)$
can have 2 different meanings:
When applying an external force $F$ on a point mass of mass $m$, the resulting acceleration of that mass at time $t$ is ...