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How to create frame of reference?
Is this possible to create a inertial frame of reference in the earth?
How it is possible?
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Foucault pendulum
The equations of motions for a Foucault pendulum are given by:
$$\ddot{x} = 2\omega \sin\lambda \dot{y} - \frac{g}{L}x,$$
$$\ddot{y} = -2\omega \sin\lambda \dot{x} - \frac{g}{L}y.$$
What are the ...
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The form of Lagrangian for a free particle
I've just registred here, and I'm very glad that finally I have found such a place for questions.
I have small question about Classical Mechanics, Lagrangian of a free particle. I just read Deriving ...
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Deriving the Lagrangian for a free particle
I'm a newbie in physics. Sorry, if the following questions are dumb. I began reading "Mechanics" by Landau and Lifshitz recently and hit a few roadblocks right away.
Proving that a free particle ...
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What is the inertial frame that explains the Foucault Pendulum?
I know that the Foucault pendulum rotation in relation to Earth is a proof that the object is inertial in relation to the distant stars. But what makes them more important than the Earth? Are they an ...
