Centripetal acceleration via linear speed and radius¶

Centripetal acceleration is defined as the change in velocity tangential to the velocity vector.

Links:

Physics LibreTexts, first part of equation 6.2.5.

centripetal_acceleration¶

Centripetal, or normal, acceleration.

Symbol:: a_n
Latex:: \(a_{n}\)
Dimension:: acceleration

speed¶

Linear speed.

Symbol:: v
Latex:: \(v\)
Dimension:: velocity

radius_of_curvature¶

Instantaneous radius_of_curvature.

Symbol:: r
Latex:: \(r\)
Dimension:: length

law¶

a_n = v^2 / r

Latex:: \[a_{n} = \frac{v^{2}}{r}\]