 Centrifugal force (source code)

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= Centrifugal force
{title2=$-m\boldsymbol\Omega\times(\boldsymbol\Omega\times\mathbf r)$}
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In a <rotating reference frame>, this apparent <force> acts away from the rotation axis. The corresponding <centrifugal acceleration> is the force per unit <mass>.

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