Timeline for Centrifugal force affecting satellite
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| Aug 22, 2014 at 14:56 | vote | accept | Dave | ||
| Aug 22, 2014 at 14:50 | comment | added | Floris | It might be "cleaner" to state that the Coriolis force is always there - but since it involves the product of $v$ and $\Omega$ it will be zero if either of them is zero. This is why you can get the right answer for case 1 and 2 without knowing about it. But on the whole, good answer - this is the explanation. | |
| Aug 22, 2014 at 14:16 | comment | added | rodrigo | @Floris: Like centrifugal force. But note that in case 2 (I've just added a note) the frame of reference is rotating; there is no coriolis force because $v=0$, | |
| Aug 22, 2014 at 14:13 | comment | added | Floris | Note - Coriolis force is a "fictional" force that appears on moving objects in rotating frames of reference - which is why you didn't need it for either case 1 or 2 (1 = stationary frame, and 2 = stationary satellite). | |
| Aug 22, 2014 at 14:12 | history | answered | rodrigo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |