"In classical physics and special relativity, an inertial frame of reference (also called inertial space, or Galilean reference frame) is a frame of reference not undergoing any acceleration."
Inertial frames of reference are non-accelerating, while non-inertial frames of reference are accelerating or rotating.
Reference frames: Understanding different types of reference frames, including inertial and non-inertial frames, and their properties.
Kinematics: Describing motion of objects without considering forces or the reasons behind the motion.
Acceleration: Understanding the concept of acceleration and how it relates to motion in both inertial and non-inertial frames.
Equivalence principle: A fundamental concept that states that gravitational forces and acceleration are equivalent.
Coriolis effect: A phenomenon in which a moving object experiences an apparent force due to the rotation of the reference frame.
Centrifugal force: A fictitious force experienced by an object in a non-inertial frame due to its acceleration.
D'Alembert's principle: Principle that states that the sum of forces acting on a body is equal to the mass of the body multiplied by its acceleration.
Inertial navigation: Navigation using accelerometers and gyroscopes to measure acceleration and rotation.
Gravitational force: The force of attraction between two masses.
Mach's principle: The idea that the inertia of an object is determined by the distribution of matter in the universe.
Stationary Frames: This type of frame remains at rest and does not move.
Uniformly Moving Frames: This is a type of inertial frame, which moves in a straight line at a constant velocity.
Rotating Frames: This is a non-inertial frame, which rotates around a fixed point.
Translating Frames: This is a non-inertial frame, which moves in a straight line with a changing velocity.
Accelerating Frames: This is a type of non-inertial frame, which accelerates regularly in a particular direction.
Fixed Frames: A frame of reference that is fixed in space with respect to some specific position.
Co-rotating Frames: This is a non-inertial frame, which rotates around a fixed point in the same direction as the planet.
Precessing Frames: This is a non-inertial frame, which rotates around a fixed point with a circular motion.
Geocentric Frames: This is a non-inertial frame that considers the earth as the center of rotation.
Heliocentric Frames: This is a non-inertial frame that considers the sun as the center of rotation.
"It is a frame in which an isolated physical object - an object with zero net force acting on it - is perceived to move with a constant velocity."
"It is a frame of reference in which Newton's first law of motion holds."
"All inertial frames are in a state of constant, rectilinear motion with respect to one another."
"Measurements in one inertial frame can be converted to measurements in another by a simple transformation - the Galilean transformation in Newtonian physics and the Lorentz transformation in special relativity."
"In analytical mechanics, an inertial frame of reference can be defined as a frame of reference that describes time and space homogeneously, isotropically, and in a time-independent manner."
"In general relativity, in any region small enough for the curvature of spacetime and tidal forces to be negligible, one can find a set of inertial frames that approximately describes that region."
"Viewed from this perspective and due to the phenomenon of inertia, the 'usual' physical forces between two bodies have to be supplemented by apparently sourceless inertial forces."
"As a consequence, the Coriolis effect - an apparent force - must be taken into account to predict the respective small horizontal motion."
"Another example of an apparent force appearing in rotating reference frames concerns the centrifugal effect, the centrifugal force."
"It has been observed that celestial objects which are far away from other objects and which are in uniform motion with respect to the cosmic microwave background radiation maintain such uniform motion."
"The physics of a system can be described in terms of an inertial frame without causes external to the respective system, with the exception of an apparent effect due to so-called distant masses."
"Viewed from a general relativity theory perspective, appearing inertial forces (the supplementary external causes) are attributed to geodesic motion in spacetime."
"In classical mechanics, for example, a ball dropped towards the ground does not move exactly straight down because the Earth is rotating. This means the frame of reference of an observer on Earth is not inertial."
"a ball dropped towards the ground does not move exactly straight down because the Earth is rotating."
"As a consequence, the Coriolis effect - an apparent force - must be taken into account to predict the respective small horizontal motion."
"Another example of an apparent force appearing in rotating reference frames concerns the centrifugal effect, the centrifugal force."
"All inertial frames are in a state of constant, rectilinear motion with respect to one another."
"Measurements in one inertial frame can be converted to measurements in another by a simple transformation - the Galilean transformation in Newtonian physics and the Lorentz transformation in special relativity."
"In analytical mechanics, an inertial frame of reference can be defined as a frame of reference that describes time and space homogeneously, isotropically, and in a time-independent manner."