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Homework Statement
Why centrifugal force, Coriolis force are termed as psuedoforces? Are they not real forces? Please help, revered members.
Pseudoforces or fictitious forces are apparent forces that arise in a non-inertial reference frame due to the acceleration of the frame itself. These forces are not caused by any physical interactions, but rather by the observer's perspective.
Pseudoforces do not actually affect the motion of objects, as they are only perceived by an observer in a non-inertial reference frame. However, they can be used mathematically to account for the effects of acceleration on the motion of objects in the frame.
Some common examples of pseudoforces include the centrifugal force experienced by objects in a rotating reference frame, the Coriolis force experienced by objects on a rotating Earth, and the centrifugal force experienced by objects in a accelerating car.
Pseudoforces are different from real forces in that they do not arise from any physical interactions between objects. They are simply a result of the observer's perspective in a non-inertial reference frame. Real forces, on the other hand, are caused by physical interactions between objects.
Pseudoforces are important in physics because they allow us to accurately describe the motion of objects in non-inertial reference frames. Without taking into account pseudoforces, our understanding of motion in accelerating frames would be incomplete and inaccurate.