Noninertial trajectories on a fast rotating planet

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1106-1108

  Amengual, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

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EID: 0034360962     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1286860     Document Type: Article

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