Non-Inertial Reference Frames

Abstract

In this chapter we will investigate the spatial motion of a particle P using two different coordinate systems (Fig. 6.1). The x, y, z-zsystem is fixed in space. The ξ, η, ς-system with the unit vectors eξ, eη and eζ undergoes a translation relative to the fixed system (rotating systems will be considered in Section 6.1.2).