If we
drop an object from height
, the effect of the centrifugal force is already in the
local value and local direction of
.
The Coriolis force is not included and it is proportional to velocity so it will not affect the direction
of plumb bobs.
The
Coriolis force will cause a deflection from a vertical path as the object falls.
Lets call the
direction the local upward vertical.
We need to pick two directions perpendicular to that to form a coordinate system.
We can choose the
direction be be north and then we must choose east to be in the
direction to
have a right handed coordinate system.
One can integrate this equation to find the deflection when a cannonball is dropped from a height
.
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Jim Branson 2012-10-21