Inertial Oscillation Model

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Science and Technology

Institution Name:

comPADRE

Collection:

Open Source Physics

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

The EJS Inertial Oscillation model displays the motion of a particle moving over the surface of an oblate spheroid. The spheroid is flattened to an ellipsoid of revolution because it is rotating, just as the Earth is flattened because it is rotating. The particle is confined to motion along the surface by the spheroid's gravity; the motion parallel to the surface is treated as frictionless. The simulation shows simultaneously the motion with respect to the inertial coordinate system, and the motion as seen from a co-rotating point of view. For the co-rotating view the user can switch between a close-up view and an overview.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

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Graphics/Photos, Other

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