rpetre t1_j0forax wrote on December 16, 2022 at 8:12 AM Reply to comment by Quartersharp in Does rotation break relativity? by starfyredragon Nitpick: "centripetal" means "towards the centre", so in your example the tension IS the centripetal acceleration, it's what keeps the parts of the body on their respective circular trajectories. Permalink Parent 10
rpetre t1_j0forax wrote
Reply to comment by Quartersharp in Does rotation break relativity? by starfyredragon
Nitpick: "centripetal" means "towards the centre", so in your example the tension IS the centripetal acceleration, it's what keeps the parts of the body on their respective circular trajectories.