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Coriolis Effect

The Coriolis force is an inertial force that acts on objects that are in motion relative to a rotating reference frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the force acts to the left of the motion of the object. In one with anticlockwise rotation, the force acts to the right. Deflection of an object due to the Coriolis force is called the Coriolis effect.

The Coriolis force equals the Coriolis acceleration times the mass of the object. The Coriolis acceleration equals twice the velocity times the angular velocity of the reference frame.

Formula

{QuantityVariable[Subscript["a", "C"], "Acceleration"] == 2*QuantityVariable["v", "Speed"]*QuantityVariable["ω", "AngularVelocity"], QuantityVariable[Subscript["F", "C"], "Force"] == QuantityVariable["m", "Mass"]*QuantityVariable[Subscript["a", "C"], "Acceleration"]}

symbol description physical quantity
aC Coriolis acceleration "Acceleration"
v velocity "Speed"
ω angular velocity of the reference frame "AngularVelocity"
FC Coriolis force "Force"
m mass "Mass"

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Get the resource:

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ResourceObject["Coriolis Effect"]
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Get the formula:

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FormulaData[ResourceObject["Coriolis Effect"]]
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Use some values:

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FormulaData[ ResourceObject[ "Coriolis Effect"], {QuantityVariable["v","Speed"] -> Quantity[1, ("Meters")/("Seconds")], QuantityVariable[ \!\(\*SubscriptBox[\("F"\), \("C"\)]\),"Force"] -> Quantity[2, "Newtons"], QuantityVariable["\[Omega]","AngularVelocity"] -> Quantity[1, ("Radians")/("Seconds")]}]
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  • Date: 1835

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