The Importance of Centrifugal Force
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Importance of Centrifugal Force |
| Read in full | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360933238_The_Importance_of_Centrifugal_Force |
| Author(s) | David Tombe |
| Published | 2022 |
Abstract
University physics courses teach that centrifugal force doesn’t exist, while university applied maths courses teach that centrifugal force is merely a fictitious force that arises when making observations from a rotating frame of reference. Meanwhile, Sir Isaac Newton claimed that a centrifugal force is the equal and opposite reaction to a centripetal force. We also read in the literature that the centrifugal force acting on a body relative to a centre of rotation is merely an effect of inertia, owing to the tendency for the body to move in a straight-line path, and so it draws away from the centre. This article attempts to ascertain which, if any, of these positions is correct, and why the matter is important.