Centrifugal potential
= Centrifugal potential
For uniform rotation about an axis, centrifugal acceleration is the negative gradient of the potential $-\Omega^2s^2/2$, where $s$ is distance from the rotation axis.
= Centrifugal potential
For uniform rotation about an axis, centrifugal acceleration is the negative gradient of the potential $-\Omega^2s^2/2$, where $s$ is distance from the rotation axis.