The physics of the Eotvos-effect
On the Earth we experience a slight difference between the measured weight in two frame of references travelling eastwards or westwards. We can consider the case from two views. As in Hungary the accelerated frames aren't part of the curriculum at secondary schools, the first approach has to be an inertial (stationary) frame of reference. According to Newton's first law object acts upon the surface by its weight, that is given by the gravitational force (G), and the surface exerts a force on the object, too. The latter one will be the weight we can measure (W). |
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