Is Centripetal Acceleration Constant in Uniform Circular Motion?

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The discussion centers on the nature of centripetal acceleration in uniform circular motion. Participants clarify that centripetal acceleration is constant and responsible for changing the direction of an object's velocity while maintaining a constant speed. The centripetal force, provided by tension in a string or gravitational force, is essential for keeping an object in circular motion. It is established that while the object's speed remains constant, its velocity changes due to the continuous change in direction, and no additional acceleration is required to maintain uniform speed.

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  • #31
tms said:
You mean a constant velocity.
No , sorry , that's not what I meant . See my edited post .
 
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  • #32
Qwertywerty said:
Edit : If an object's velocity is changing in the sense that it's direction changes but not it's magnitude , then force is not affecting the speed of the object - because magnitude of velocity isn't changing in that case , only it's direction is .
yes that's true but in places like planetary motion
here in the string example there is gravitation of Earth and to balance it u need a constantly applied force
thats what i am talking about
 
  • #33
Suppose the object is kept on a table . Then , in that case , normal cancels gravitational force .
If it is a vertical circular motion , analysis is not so simple .
faiziqb12 said:
here in the string example there is gravitation of Earth and to balance it u need a constantly applied force
thats what i am talking about
I'm sorry , is this what you have been talking about this whole time ?
 
  • #34
maybe u still don't understand my question
 
  • #35
Okay , could you please repeat your question ? Also state exactly what kind of circular motion the object is doing .
 
  • #36
my question is
a body is in a uniform circular motion on Earth
it means that we balanced all the unbalanced forces acting on it to create a uniform velocity
so how much is the force we applied to balance the forces?
 
  • #38
On the surface , or in the air ? You mean , uniform speed ?
Also , it's to a string and the only other force is the force of gravity ?
 
  • #39
Qwertywerty said:
On the surface , or in the air ? You mean , uniform speed ?
Also , it's to a string and the only other force is the force of gravity ?

its in the air
and you i meant uniform speed
i never said there's only these two forces

leave it i understood all of it
now i just need this part of the question be answered
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-beginning-of-everything.826753/
 

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