Centripetal force
A centripetal force (from Latin centrum, "center" and petere, "to seek") is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Isaac Newton described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". In Newtonian mechanics, gravity provides the centripetal force responsible for astronomical orbits.
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Centripetal force
A centripetal force (from Latin centrum, "center" and petere, "to seek") is a force that makes a body follow a curved path. Its direction is always orthogonal to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the instantaneous center of curvature of the path. Isaac Newton described it as "a force by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre". In Newtonian mechanics, gravity provides the centripetal force responsible for astronomical orbits.
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A centripetal force (from Lati ...... physicist Christiaan Huygens.
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Die Zentripetalkraft (auch Rad ...... petalbeschleunigung und Masse.
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Força centrípeta é a força res ...... m torno da Terra. Assim sendo:
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In fisica, in particolare in m ...... rziale del corpo in movimento.
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Le terme force centripète (« q ...... ctoire du point d'application.
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Middelpuntzoekende kracht of c ...... oudt, of een traagheidskracht.
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Se llama "fuerza centrípeta" a ...... omo se explica en la sección .
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Siła dośrodkowa – w fizyce sił ...... : gdzie:
* – prędkość kątowa.
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Центростреми́тельная си́ла — э ...... ловая скорость в данной точке.
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قوة الجذب المركزي هي القوة الت ...... عالم الفيزيائي كريستيان هوغنس.
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Acceleration vector a, not par ...... etal and radial accelerations.
Position vector r, always points radially from the origin.
Velocity vector v, always tangent to the path of motion.
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A centripetal force (from Lati ...... sible for astronomical orbits.
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Die Zentripetalkraft (auch Rad ...... ist dagegen eine Scheinkraft.
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Força centrípeta é a força res ...... massa (em quilogramas no SI),
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In fisica, in particolare in m ...... rziale del corpo in movimento.
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Le terme force centripète (« q ...... si vers le centre de courbure.
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Middelpuntzoekende kracht of c ...... op het gevolg van die kracht.
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Se llama "fuerza centrípeta" a ...... omo se explica en la sección .
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Siła dośrodkowa – w fizyce sił ...... : gdzie:
* – prędkość kątowa.
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Центростреми́тельная си́ла — э ...... ловая скорость в данной точке.
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قوة الجذب المركزي هي القوة الت ...... عالم الفيزيائي كريستيان هوغنس.
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Centripetal force
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Force centripète
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Forza centripeta
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Força centrípeta
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Fuerza centrípeta
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Middelpuntzoekende kracht
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Siła dośrodkowa
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Zentripetalkraft
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Центростремительная сила
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قوة جذب مركزي
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