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  2. Instant centre of rotation - Wikipedia

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    Sketch 1: Instantaneous center P of a moving plane. The instant center of rotation (also known as instantaneous velocity center, [1] instantaneous center, or pole of planar displacement) of a body undergoing planar movement is a point that has zero velocity at a particular instant of time.

  3. Zero-velocity surface - Wikipedia

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    The zero-velocity surface is also an important parameter in finding Lagrange points. These points correspond to locations where the apparent potential in the rotating coordinate system is extremal. This corresponds to places where the zero-velocity surfaces pinch and develop holes as is changed. [9]

  4. Zero-point energy - Wikipedia

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    The notion of a zero-point energy is also important for cosmology, and physics currently lacks a full theoretical model for understanding zero-point energy in this context; in particular, the discrepancy between theorized and observed vacuum energy in the universe is a source of major contention. [4]

  5. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    At the peak of the projectile's trajectory, its vertical velocity is zero, but its acceleration is downwards, as it is at all times. Setting the wrong vector equal to zero is a common confusion among physics students. [42]

  6. Circular motion - Wikipedia

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    In physics, uniform circular motion describes the motion of a body traversing a circular path at a constant speed. ... the radial component of the velocity is zero.

  7. Terminal velocity - Wikipedia

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    Terminal velocity is the maximum speed attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (air is the most common example). It is reached when the sum of the drag force (F d) and the buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravity (F G) acting on the object. Since the net force on the object is zero, the object has zero acceleration.

  8. Mechanical equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    If a particle in equilibrium has zero velocity, that particle is in static equilibrium. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Since all particles in equilibrium have constant velocity, it is always possible to find an inertial reference frame in which the particle is stationary with respect to the frame.

  9. Inertial frame of reference - Wikipedia

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    All frames of reference with zero acceleration are in a state of constant rectilinear motion (straight-line motion) with respect to one another. In such a frame, an object with zero net force acting on it, is perceived to move with a constant velocity, or, equivalently, Newton's first law of motion holds. Such frames are known as inertial.