On the direction of Coriolis force and the angular momentum conservation

This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the Coriolis force direction using the conservation of angular momentum and comparing it with quantitative calculation. In order to understand the implications of the theoretical expression for Coriolis force, we show the theory to students and teachers...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Herrera, Sigrid Morett
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172016000300403&lng=en&tlng=en