Physicists labeled centrifugal force- “ficticious” as opposed to a “True” force not because it doesn’t exist but because it exists within limitations, unlike Gravity that exists in all conditions. The limitations that surround centrifugal force is that it only occurs within a rotational force- like a rock on a whirling string or lets see…. A golf swing that propels a clubhead along a circle and is released with the uncocking of the left wrist along a straight base line. Centrifugal force and centripetal force can only exist together at the same time with each other.
No.... It doesn't exist because it DOESN'T EXIST. Lets say you are a physicist tasked with analyzing a problem. Lets say you decide it would be easier to solve if you let the coordinate system rotate with the object being studied. A coordinate system that is allowed to rotate is called a: NON-INERTIAL coordinate system. When we us a non-inertial coordinate system to solve a problem we must include a FUDGE FACTOR.... A FICTITIOUS (meaning not real or non-existent) force in order to make Newton's laws work. We call this non-existent fudge factor CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
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Physicists labeled centrifugal force- “ficticious” as opposed to a “True” force not because it doesn’t exist but because it exists within limitations, unlike Gravity that exists in all conditions. The limitations that surround centrifugal force is that it only occurs within a rotational force- like a rock on a whirling string or lets see…. A golf swing that propels a clubhead along a circle and is released with the uncocking of the left wrist along a straight base line. Centrifugal force and centripetal force can only exist together at the same time with each other.
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