Rotating systems lie at the intersection of special and general relativity, giving rise to a suite of counter-intuitive effects that challenge our understanding of space, time and motion. In ...

When multi-joint reaching movements are made within a rotating reference frame, additional interaction torques are generated in the form of Coriolis forces. Coriolis forces are a function of the cross ...

This PSSC film made in 1960 is one of the finest physics films ever made. All students should see it at some point in their studies. See the article '"Frames of Reference" revisited' by Alistair Steyn ...