D'Alembert's Principle: Is the Force Conservative?

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D'Alembert's Principle addresses the behavior of forces in accelerated frames, specifically questioning whether the fictitious force experienced in such frames is conservative. The principle asserts that the constraint forces must be workless, leading to the conclusion that the fictitious force does not perform work on the body in motion. This discussion clarifies that while the force acts on the body, it does not contribute to work done, thus maintaining the integrity of D'Alembert's Principle.

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Well,most of You know this principle,
I just know 1 part of his work, which is that there is a force in an accelerated frame on a mass that equals MA and is in the opposite direction.
so I have a question, is the force(fictitious or not) used in the accelerated frame ,conservative or not conservative?

Thanks :D
 
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The only condition AFAIK for D'Alembert principle is that the constraint forces should be workless.
 
Ow,but the force acts on they body(in the accelerating frame ) and say a body moves, so no work was done on him?
 

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