(a) Find the centrifugal acceleration of a particle on the earth's surface at the equator, due to...

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(a) Find the centrifugal acceleration of a particle on the earth's surface at the equator, due to earth's rotation, as a fraction of the gravitational field \(g\) at that point.

(b) Do the same for the centrifugal acceleration due to the motion of earth around the sun. Note that this acceleration is small compared with that due to the axial rotation.

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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