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Circular Motion and Its Characteristics

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Estimated time: 6 minutes
  • Kinematics of Circular Motion
  • Dynamics of Circular Motion (Centripetal Force and Centrifugal Force)
  1. Centripetal force (CPF)
  2. Centrifugal force (c.f.f.)
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Definition: Circular Motion

When a particle moves in two dimensions or in a plane such that its distance from a fixed (or moving) point remains constant, then its motion is called circular motion.

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Definition: Uniform Circular Motion

The circular motion in which the speed of a particle is constant but its direction changes continuously, and acceleration is always directed towards the centre, is called uniform circular motion.

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Definition: Centripetal Force

The force directed along the radius towards the centre of a circle, which is necessary to keep the object moving in a circle, is called centripetal force.

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Definition: Centrifugal Force

The non-real (fictitious) force directed along the radius away from the centre of a circle (opposite to centripetal acceleration) is called centrifugal force.

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Formula: Centripetal Force

\[\vec{F}=-\frac{mv^2}{r}\hat{r}_0\]

Directed towards the centre (negative sign indicates inward direction).

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Formula: Centrifugal Force

\[\vec{F}=+\frac{mv^2}{r}\hat{r}_0\]

Directed away from the centre (positive sign indicates outward direction).

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