Acceleration in Spherical Coordinates 3

Part 1

When using spherical coordinates for space curvilinear motion the expression for acceleration in the direction of increasing \(\phi\) is

Answer Section

• \(a_{\phi} = \ddot{R} - R\dot{\phi}^2-R\dot{\theta}^2\:cos^2\phi\)

• \(a_{\phi} = \frac{cos\phi}{R}\frac{d}{dt}(R^2\dot{\theta})-2R\dot{\theta}\dot{\phi}\: sin\phi\)

• \(a_{\phi} = \frac{1}{R}\frac{d}{dt}(R^2\dot{\phi})+R\dot{\theta}^2\:sin\phi \: cos\phi\)

• \(a_{\phi} = \ddot{R} + R\dot{\phi}^2 + R\dot{\theta}^2cos^2\phi\)

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