Coriolis Effect
Interactive simulation — adjust parameters and watch the visualization update in real time.
Live graphs
How it works
On a rotating turntable, a puck sliding without real horizontal forces follows a curved path in the platform frame. In an inertial lab frame that path is a straight line; transforming that line into rotating coordinates reproduces the Coriolis and centrifugal effects you feel in the rotating description.
Key equations
a = −2ω×v − ω×(ω×r) (no real force), ω = Ωk̂
Components: a_x = Ω²x + 2Ωv_y, a_y = Ω²y − 2Ωv_x