The symbol for centripetal force is "Fc".
Centripetal force is the force required to keep an object moving in a curved path. When an object is in orbit around a larger body, such as a planet, the centripetal force is provided by the gravitational force between the two objects. This is why the centripetal force in orbital motion is often equal to the gravitational force.
Centripetal force is a force that is required to exist to have a circular motion. Thus the centripetal force can be any force that is able to accomplish this task. Examples of centripetal forces are the gravitational force, the electromagnetic force, the frictional force, or the constraint forces. The centripetal force depends on the system that is involved in be in a spin of a rigid body, or of a planetary motion, etc. Each particular system that requires a rotation or a spin needs to have a corresponding centripetal force.
Centripetal force is the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path. Centripetal force always acts in the direction of the center of the circle. Centripetal force is a real physical force that pulls objects radially inward. Centripetal force is necessary to maintain circular motion.
That is called a centripetal force.
Centripetal acceleration is proportional to the square of the speed (a = v2/r). Therefore, according to Newton's Second Law, centripetal force is also proportional to the square of the speed.
If the speed of the centripetal force is doubled, the required centripetal force also doubles to keep the object moving in a circular path at that speed. The centripetal force needed is directly proportional to the square of the speed, so doubling the speed results in a quadrupling of the centripetal force required.
The centripetal force
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A centripetal force is, by definition, a force that makes a body follow a curved path. So, yes, a centripetal force causes rotation about a point in space.
Centripetal force always acts inward towards the center of rotation. Centripetal force is required to keep an object moving in a circular path. Centripetal force is a real physical force acting on an object in circular motion. Centripetal force can be provided by tension, friction, or gravitational attraction.
Centripetal force is always directed towards the center of the circle of motion that an object is traveling in.