Artificial Gravity
•The acceleration experienced due to rotation is, mathematically, v2/r. The force
then of the artificial gravity,
the weight of an object, is mv2/r. The weight of an object on Earth is mg, where g is the “surface
gravity” which is 9.8 m/s2. (Be careful
about weight, a force, and mass
which is not).
•To keep people from getting sick, the rotation rate shouldn’t be faster than about once per minute or
so.
•Imagine playing “space ball” in a rotating cylinder in space – you can get some crazy passes.