In Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, observers inside a cylindrical spaceship view a waterfall, which

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In Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, observers inside a cylindrical spaceship view a waterfall, which originates at one of the endcaps at a point halfway between the rotation axis and rim, and then "falls" to the rim. The spaceship is rotating clockwise about its symmetry axis as seen in an external inertial frame, looking along the entire spaceship axis at the waterfall in the distance. Explain why the water does not fall straight as seen by people within the ship. Which way does it bend?

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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