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🛰️ Rotating Space Station — 2D Inertial vs Rotating Frame, Coriolis Drop and Apparent Gravity

2D companion of the rotating space station: a ball dropped or thrown inside the ring seen from the inertial frame (straight line) and the rotating frame (Coriolis curve), apparent gravity against radius, and spin rate needed for 1 g, with in-page checks against the exact inertial solution.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Rotating Space Station — 2D Inertial vs Rotating Frame, Coriolis Drop and Apparent Gravity ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the rotating space station: a ball dropped or thrown inside the ring seen from the inertial frame (straight line) and the rotating frame (Coriolis curve), apparent gravity against radius, and spin rate needed for 1 g, with in-page checks against the exact inertial solution.

Artificial GravityCoriolis EffectRotating FrameSpace HabitatCanvas 2D

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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