Wednesday, July 18, 2018

newtonian mechanics - Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI) reference frame as approximate inertial frame of reference


In many practical applications, one can consider the Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI) reference frame approximately as an inertial reference system, though strictly speaking, it is non-inertial.


Is there any quotable reference, where this claim is supported by a detailed estimation how small the effects are that one neglects if one considers the Earth's frame as inertial?




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