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  2. Tidal acceleration - Wikipedia

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    Tidal acceleration is an effect of the tidal forces between an orbiting natural satellite (e.g. the Moon) and the primary planet that it orbits (e.g. Earth). The acceleration causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit (satellite moving to a higher orbit, away from the primary body, with a lower orbital velocity and hence a ...

  3. Slow movement (culture) - Wikipedia

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    The slow movement is a cultural movement which advocates slowing down the ... as a reaction against acceleration, ... positive intentions, the slow movement faces ...

  4. Jerk (physics) - Wikipedia

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    As the car launches from rest, there is a large positive jerk as its acceleration rapidly increases. After the launch, there is a small, sustained negative jerk as the force of air resistance increases with the car's velocity, gradually decreasing acceleration and reducing the force pressing the passenger into the seat.

  5. Inertial frame of reference - Wikipedia

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    However, if she is accelerating at rate A in the negative y-direction (in other words, slowing down), she will find Candace's acceleration to be a′ = a − A in the negative y-direction—a smaller value than Alfred has measured.

  6. Space travel under constant acceleration - Wikipedia

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    For the middle of the journey the ship's speed will be roughly the speed of light, and it will slow down again to zero over a year at the end of the journey. As a rule of thumb, for a constant acceleration at 1 g (Earth gravity), the journey time, as measured on Earth, will be the distance in light years to the destination, plus 1 year. This ...

  7. Accelerating expansion of the universe - Wikipedia

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    Different theories of dark energy suggest different values of w, with w < − ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ for cosmic acceleration (this leads to a positive value of ä in the acceleration equation above). The simplest explanation for dark energy is that it is a cosmological constant or vacuum energy; in this case w = −1.

  8. Time dilation - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational time dilation is at play e.g. for ISS astronauts. While the astronauts' relative velocity slows down their time, the reduced gravitational influence at their location speeds it up, although to a lesser degree. Also, a climber's time is theoretically passing slightly faster at the top of a mountain compared to people at sea level.

  9. Motion diagram - Wikipedia

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    Viewing an object on a motion diagram allows one to determine if an object is at a constant rest, speeding up, or slowing down. As the frames are taken, it can be assumed that an object is at a constant rest if it occupies the same position over time.