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| Inertial Frame Of Reference |
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A frame of reference in which Newton's Laws can be applied.
(No acceleration or angular velocity with respect to some imaginary fixed coordinate system describing the universe) |
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Coordinates: (x,y,z)
Unit Vectors: i,j,k or [image]
Position Vector: r = xi + yj + zk |
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Coordinates: ([image])
Unit Vectors: [image]
Position Vector: [image] |
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Coordinates: ([image] )
Unit Vectors: [image]
Position Vector: [image] |
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Coordinates: ([image])
Unit Vectors: [image]
Position Vector: N/A |
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| Cartesian Velocity and Acceleration Calculations |
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| Generalised Expression for the differentiating of rotating unit vectors.[image] is the proof. |
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The unit vector are rotated with angular velocity: [image]
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| Polar Velocity and Acceleration Calculations |
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| Intrinsic Velocity and Acceleration Calculations |
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| Equivalence of coordinate systems (velocity) |
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| Equivalence of coordinate systems (acceleration) |
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Numerical Differentiation
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