Coriolis effect

The Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of a freely moving object as observed from a rotating frame of reference. The effect can be accounted for in the rotating frame by the introduction of a force called the Coriolis force which then balances the equations of the apparent motion. The effect is named after Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, a French scientist, who discussed it in 1835, though the mathematics appeared in the tidal equations of Laplace in 1778.

Related Topics:
Rotating frame of reference - Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis - 1835 - Laplace - 1778

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One consequence of the Coriolis effect is tropical cyclones.

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