Uniform Circular Motion

Physics Sim

2D Phase Space

Radius vector r⃗

Velocity v⃗

Centripetal accel. a⃗c

Parameters

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Radius (r) 100 px

Angular Speed (ω) 2.0 rad/s

Trail Length 80%

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Radius vector

Velocity vector

Acceleration vector

Projections (x, y)

Trail

Angle arc

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x position

—px

y position

—px

Speed |v|

—px/s

|aₙ| centripetal

—px/s²

Angle θ

0°

Period T

—s

Elapsed time t

0.00s

x = r·cos(ωt)

—

y = r·sin(ωt)

—

|v| = ωr

—

|aₙ| = ω²r

—

T = 2π/ω

—

f = 1/T

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