CENTRIFUGAL FORCE
Understanding Centrifugal Force: An In-Depth Explanation Introduction Centrifugal force is a word that comes up quite often in physics, engineering, and even common experience. From a car turning around a sharp corner to a spinning carnival ride, the effects of centrifugal force are everywhere to be seen. But what is centrifugal force? Is it an actual force, or simply an illusion? To answer these questions, we need to go back and study circular motion, inertial frames, and non-inertial frames of reference. --- What is Centrifugal Force? Centrifugal force is referred to as the pseudo-force, or the seeming force, that would appear to toss an object orbiting within a circular orbit from the direction centerward. Centrifugal force is quite normally compared and contrasted to centripetal force, that truly acting force moving an object inward toward the middle to retain its circular movement. For instance, when you're riding in a car that's making a rapid turn, you have the impre...