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Chapter 5
Circular Motion; Gravitation
Units of Chapter 5
•Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
•Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
•Highway Curves, Banked and Unbanked
•Nonuniform Circular Motion
•Centrifugation
•Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Units of Chapter 5
•Gravity Near the Earth’s Surface; Geophysical
Applications
•Satellites and “Weightlessness”
•Kepler’s Laws and Newton’s Synthesis
•Types of Forces in Nature
5-1 Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
Uniform circular motion: motion in a circle of
constant radius at constant speed
Instantaneous velocity is always tangent to
circle.
Centripetal Acceleration, cont.
• Centripetal refers to
“center-seeking”
• The direction of the
velocity changes
• The acceleration is
directed toward the
center of the circle of
motion
Centripetal Acceleration, cont.
a = Δv
(eq. I)
Δt
By similar triangles
Δv = Δs
v
r
Therefore:
Δv = Δs v
r
Sub into eq. I
a = Δs v
r Δt
= v2
r
Since Δs = v
Δt
Centripetal Acceleration and
Angular Velocity
• The angular velocity and the linear velocity
are related (v = ωr)
• The centripetal acceleration can also be
related to the angular velocity
a c = v2
r
= (rω)2
r
= rω2
aC r
2
5-1 Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
This acceleration is called the centripetal, or
radial, acceleration, and it points towards the
center of the circle.
5-2 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
We can see that the force must be inward by
thinking about a ball on a string:
5-2 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
For an object to be in uniform circular motion,
there must be a net force acting on it.
We already know the
acceleration, so can
immediately write the
force:
ΣFr = Fc = mac =mv2
r
5-2 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
There is no centrifugal force pointing outward;
what happens is that the natural tendency of the
object to move in a straight line must be
overcome.
If the centripetal force vanishes, the object flies
off tangent to the circle.
5-3 Highway Curves, Banked and Unbanked
When a car goes around a curve, there must be
a net force towards the center of the circle of
which the curve is an arc. If the road is flat, that
force is supplied by friction.
Fc=Ffriction
5-3 Highway Curves, Banked and Unbanked
If the frictional force is
insufficient, the car will
tend to move more
nearly in a straight line,
as the skid marks show.
4-8 Applications Involving Friction, Inclines
The static frictional force increases as the applied
force increases, until it reaches its maximum.
Then the object starts to move, and the kinetic
frictional force takes over.
5-3 Highway Curves, Banked and Unbanked
Banking the curve can help keep
cars from skidding. In fact, for
every banked curve, there is one
speed where the entire centripetal
force is supplied by the
horizontal component of
the normal force, and no
friction is required. This
occurs when:
5.2 Centripetal Acceleration
Example 3: The Effect of Radius on Centripetal Acceleration
The bobsled track contains turns
with radii of 33 m and 24 m.
Find the centripetal acceleration
at each turn for a speed of
34 m/s. Express answers as
multiples of g 9.8 m s 2 .
5.2 Centripetal Acceleration
ac v r
2
ac
2
34 m s
35 m s 2 3.6 g
ac
2
34 m s
48m s 2 4.9 g
33 m
24 m
5.3 Centripetal Force
Recall Newton’s Second Law
When a net external force acts on an object
of mass m, the acceleration that results is
directly proportional to the net force and has
a magnitude that is inversely proportional to
the mass. The direction of the acceleration is
the same as the direction of the net force.
a
F
m
F ma
5.3 Centripetal Force
Thus, in uniform circular motion there must be a net
force to produce the centripetal acceleration.
The centripetal force is the name given to the net force
required to keep an object moving on a circular path.
The direction of the centripetal force always points toward
the center of the circle and continually changes direction
as the object moves.
2
v
Fc m ac m
r
Centripetal force can be caused by, tension, friction, or
gravitational attraction. In which case:
Fc = T
Fc = Ffr
Fc = F g
5.3 Centripetal Force
Example 5: The Effect of Speed on Centripetal Force
The model airplane has a mass of 0.90 kg and moves at
constant speed on a circle that is parallel to the ground.
The path of the airplane and the guideline lie in the same
horizontal plane because the weight of the plane is balanced
by the lift generated by its wings. Find the tension in the 17 m
guideline for a speed of 19 m/s.
2
v
Fc T m
r
19 m s
T 0.90 kg
2
17 m
19 N
5.4 Banked Curves
On an unbanked curve, the static frictional force
provides the centripetal force.
A car rounds a curve having a 100m radius Ffr
Travelling at 20m/s. What is the minimum
Coefficient of friction between the tires and
the road required?
Fc = Ffr =Fn
mv2 = mg
r
= v2 =
(20m/s)2
gr (9.8m/s2)(100m)
= 0.41
Fn
W = mg
5.4 Banked Curves
On a frictionless banked curve, the centripetal force is the
horizontal component of the normal force. The vertical
component of the normal force balances the car’s weight.
5.4 Banked Curves
2
v
Fc FN sin m
r
FN cos mg
5.4 Banked Curves
2
v
FN sin m
r
FN cos mg
2
v
tan
rg
5.4 Banked Curves
Example 8: The Daytona 500
The turns at the Daytona International Speedway have a
maximum radius of 316 m and are steeply banked at 31
degrees. Suppose these turns were frictionless. At what
speed would the cars have to travel around them?
2
v
tan
rg
v
316 m 9.8 m
v rg tan
s 2 tan 31 43 m s 96 mph
5-6 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
If the force of gravity is being exerted on
objects on Earth, what is the origin of that
force?
Newton’s realization was
that the force must come
from the Earth.
He further realized that
this force must be what
keeps the Moon in its
orbit.
5-6 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
The gravitational force on you is one-half of a
Third Law pair: the Earth exerts a downward force
on you, and you exert an upward force on the
Earth.
When there is such a disparity in masses, the
reaction force is undetectable, but for bodies
more equal in mass it can be significant.
5-6 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Therefore, the gravitational force must be
proportional to both masses.
By observing planetary orbits, Newton also
concluded that the gravitational force must decrease
as the inverse of the square of the distance between
the masses.
In its final form, the Law of Universal Gravitation
reads:
(5-4)
where
5-6 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
The magnitude of the
gravitational constant G
can be measured in the
laboratory.
This is the Cavendish
experiment.
5-7 Gravity Near the Earth’s Surface;
Geophysical Applications
Now we can relate the gravitational constant to the
local acceleration of gravity. We know that, on the
surface of the Earth:
Solving for g gives:
(5-5)
Now, knowing g and the radius of the Earth, the
mass of the Earth can be calculated:
Example
A 10kg mass and a 15kg mass are separated by
1.5m. Find the force of attraction between the two
masses.
Gravitational Force and Satellites
• Orbiting objects are in free fall.
• To see how this idea is true, we can use a
thought experiment that Newton developed.
Consider a cannon sitting on a high
mountaintop.
Each successive cannonball has
a greater initial speed, so the
horizontal distance that the ball
travels increases. If the initial
speed is great enough, the
curvature of Earth will cause the
cannonball to continue falling
without ever landing.
5-8 Satellites and “Weightlessness”
Satellites are routinely put into orbit around the
Earth. The tangential speed must be high
enough so that the satellite does not return to
Earth, but not so high that it escapes Earth’s
gravity altogether.
5-8 Satellites and “Weightlessness”
The satellite is kept in orbit by its speed – it is
continually falling, but the Earth curves from
underneath it.
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits
There is only one speed that a satellite can have if the
satellite is to remain in an orbit with a fixed radius.
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits
Fg
=
Fc
2
m ME
v
G 2 m
r
r
GM E
v
r
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits
Example 9: Orbital Speed of the Hubble Space Telescope
Determine the speed of the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting
at a height of 598 km above the earth’s surface.
v
6.6710
11
N m kg 5.9810 kg
6.38 106 m 598103 m
7.56 103 m s
2
2
16900mi h
24
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits
GM E 2 r
v
r
T
2 r
T
GM E
32
=
42r3
GM
5-9 Kepler’s Laws and Newton's Synthesis
Kepler’s laws describe planetary motion.
1. The orbit of each planet is an ellipse, with
the Sun at one focus.
5-9 Kepler’s Laws and Newton's Synthesis
2. An imaginary line drawn from each planet to
the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times.
Kepler’s Third Law
• The square of the orbital period of any planet is
proportional to cube of the average distance from the Sun
to the planet.
T Kr
2
3
–
T = circumference of orbit
orbital speed
– For orbit around the Sun, KS = 2.97x10-19 s2/m3
– K is independent of the mass of the planet
• K = 42
GM
Example: A planet is in orbit 109 meters from the center of
the sun. Calculate its orbital period and velocity.
Ms=1.991 x 1030 kg
5-9 Kepler’s Laws and Newton's Synthesis
The ratio of the square of a planet’s orbital
period is proportional to the cube of its mean
distance from the Sun.
5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits
5.5
Satellites in Circular Orbits
Global Positioning System
2 r
=
T
GM E
32
42r3
GM
T 24 hours
T = (24 hours)(3600s/hour) = 86400s
r=
3
T2GMe
42
r = (86400s)2(6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2)(5.98 x 1024kg)
42
3
r = 42250474m = distance from center of the earth to GPS
r = Re + h h = r – Re = 42250474m – 6380000m = 35870474m
= 22,300 mi
5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity
Example 13: Artificial Gravity
At what speed must the surface of the space station move
so that the astronaut experiences a push on his feet equal to
his weight on earth? The radius is 1700 m.
2
v
Fc m m g
r
v rg
1700m9.80 m s
= 130 m/s
2
5.7 Vertical Circular Motion
2
1
v
FN 1 m g m
r
FN 2
FN 4
2
2
v
m
r
2
4
v
m
r
2
3
v
FN 3 m g m
r
Example
A satellite orbits the earth at an altitude of 1000km. What
must the velocity of the satellite be in order for it to maintain
a circular orbit. Once in circular orbit, what happens if
something causes the satellite to speed up or slow down.
5-8 Satellites and “Weightlessness”
Objects in orbit are said to experience
weightlessness. They do have a gravitational
force acting on them, though!
The satellite and all its contents are in free fall, so
there is no normal force. This is what leads to the
experience of weightlessness.
5-10 Types of Forces in Nature
Modern physics now recognizes four
fundamental forces:
1. Gravity
2. Electromagnetism
3. Weak nuclear force (responsible for some
types of radioactive decay)
4. Strong nuclear force (binds protons and
neutrons together in the nucleus)
5-10 Types of Forces in Nature
So, what about friction, the normal force,
tension, and so on?
Except for gravity, the forces we experience
every day are due to electromagnetic forces
acting at the atomic level.
Summary of Chapter 5
• An object moving in a circle at constant speed is
in uniform circular motion.
• It has a centripetal acceleration
• There is a centripetal force given by
•The centripetal force may be provided by friction,
gravity, tension, the normal force, or others.
Summary of Chapter 5
• Newton’s law of universal gravitation:
•Satellites are able to stay in Earth orbit because
of their large tangential speed.
5-4 Nonuniform Circular Motion
If an object is moving in a circular
path but at varying speeds, it
must have a tangential
component to its acceleration as
well as the radial one.
5-4 Nonuniform Circular Motion
This concept can be used for an object moving
along any curved path, as a small segment of the
path will be approximately circular.
5-5 Centrifugation
A centrifuge works by
spinning very fast. This
means there must be a
very large centripetal
force. The object at A
would go in a straight
line but for this force; as
it is, it winds up at B.
5-7 Gravity Near the Earth’s Surface;
Geophysical Applications
The acceleration due to
gravity varies over the
Earth’s surface due to
altitude, local geology,
and the shape of the
Earth, which is not quite
spherical.
5-8 Satellites and “Weightlessness”
More properly, this effect is called apparent
weightlessness, because the gravitational force
still exists. It can be experienced on Earth as
well, but only briefly:
5-9 Kepler’s Laws and Newton's Synthesis
Kepler’s laws can be derived from Newton’s
laws. Irregularities in planetary motion led to
the discovery of Neptune, and irregularities in
stellar motion have led to the discovery of
many planets outside our Solar System.
5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity
Conceptual Example 12: Apparent Weightlessness and
Free Fall
In each case, what is the weight recorded by the scale?