Inertial and Non-inertial frames
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➮A non-inertial frame of reference is a frame of reference in which Newton’s laws of motion do not hold.
➮A non-inertial reference frame is a frame of reference that is undergoing acceleration with respect to an inertial frame. An accelerometer at rest in a non-inertial frame will, in general, detect a non-zero acceleration.
➮A frame of reference where Newton’s Laws hold is known as an inertial frame of reference.
- A non-inertial reference frame is a frame of reference that is undergoing acceleration with respect to an inertial frame.
- An accelerometer at rest in a non-inertial frame will, in general, detect a non-zero acceleration.
Inertial frames
An inertial frame of reference in classical physics and special relativity possesses the property that in this frame of reference a body with zero net force acting upon it does not accelerate; that is, such a body is at rest or moving at a constant velocity.
non-inertial frame
A non-inertial reference frame is a frame of reference that is undergoing acceleration with respect to an inertial frame. An accelerometer at rest in a non-inertial frame will, in general, detect a non-zero acceleration.