Accelerated Frame
of Reference
¥You are glued to carÕs floor
and drop an egg.
¥What happens if the car
begins to accelerate?
Inside the car, it looks a
mystery force is attracting the egg to the
back of the car. Your frame of reference is accelerating.
Someone outside the car
sees that the egg is just
accelerating to the floor, you are
accelerating with the box car. A force
is accelerating the car. Their
frame of reference is not accelerating.
Splat!
(rest)