Particle on a uniformly rotating inclined plane

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For a smooth plane at inclination rotating about a vertical axis at constant angular velocity , choose rotating coordinates horizontally and uphill, with their cross product the upward normal vector. A sliding particle under gravity satisfies
The normal reaction is while contact is maintained. The Coriolis force does no work in the rotating frame, giving the conserved specific energy
The last term is the centrifugal potential; this quantity need not equal the inertial mechanical energy.

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