A reference frame on a rotating wheel is not

Lexi Chandler

Lexi Chandler

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2022-05-08

A reference frame on a rotating wheel is not an inertial frame of reference because it is not homogenous (depending on where we are, the body feels different inertial forces acting on them).
Could you provide me a similar example of a reference frame that is not isotropic?

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Beginner2022-05-09Added 15 answers

The surface of the earth (locally), or similarly, an elevator accelerating "up" at g is not isotropic. There is a preferred direction, down, defined by g . In this frame, angular momentum is not conserved. For example: the classic simple pendulum has an oscillating angular momentum.

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