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The '''Coriolis force''' is a force experienced by a object traversing a curved path that is proportional to its speed and also to the sine of the angle between its direction of movement and its axis of rotation. It is one of three such forces that appear in an accelerating frame of reference due to the acceleration of the frame, the other two being the [[centrifugal force]] and the [[Euler force]]. The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by a French scientist [[Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis]] in connection with the theory of water wheels, and also in the [[Theory of tides|tidal equations]] of [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] in 1778.
The '''Coriolis force''' is a force experienced by a object traversing a curved path that is proportional to its speed and also to the sine of the angle between its direction of movement and its axis of rotation. It is one of three such ''inertial forces'' that appear in an accelerating frame of reference due to the acceleration of the frame, the other two being the [[centrifugal force]] and the [[Euler force]]. The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by a French scientist [[Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis]] in connection with the theory of water wheels, and also in the [[Theory of tides|tidal equations]] of [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] in 1778.


Although sometimes referred to as an ''apparent'' force, it can have very real effects.
Although sometimes referred to as an ''apparent'' force, it can have very real effects.

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The Coriolis force is a force experienced by a object traversing a curved path that is proportional to its speed and also to the sine of the angle between its direction of movement and its axis of rotation. It is one of three such inertial forces that appear in an accelerating frame of reference due to the acceleration of the frame, the other two being the centrifugal force and the Euler force. The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by a French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis in connection with the theory of water wheels, and also in the tidal equations of Pierre-Simon Laplace in 1778.

Although sometimes referred to as an apparent force, it can have very real effects.

Coriolis effect

In psychophysical perception, the Coriolis effect is a form of nausea induced by the Coriolis force (also referred to as the Coriolis illusion).[1][2][3][4] The Coriolis effect is a concern of pilots, where it can cause extreme discomfort and disorientation.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Jeffrey W. Vincoli (1999). Lewis' dictionary of occupational and environmental safety and health. CRC Press. ISBN 1566703999. 
  2. ↑ Mark S Sanders & Ernest J McCormick (1993). Human Factors in Engineering and Design, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071128263. 
  3. ↑ Sheldon M. Ebenholtz (2001). Oculomotor Systems and Perception. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521804590. 
  4. ↑ George Mather (2006). Foundations of perception. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0863778356. 
  5. ↑ Arnauld E. Nicogossian (1996). Space biology and medicine. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. ISBN 1563471809. 
  6. ↑ Thomas Brandt (2003). Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes. Springer. ISBN 0387405003. 
  7. ↑ Fred H. Previc, William R. Ercoline (2004). Spatial Disorientation in Aviation. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. ISBN 1563476541. 
  8. ↑ Gilles Clément (2003). Fundamentals of Space Medicine. Springer. ISBN 1402015984. 
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