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  2. Omega equation - Wikipedia

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    The omega equation is a culminating result in synoptic-scale meteorology.It is an elliptic partial differential equation, named because its left-hand side produces an estimate of vertical velocity, customarily [1] expressed by symbol , in a pressure coordinate measuring height the atmosphere.

  3. Projectile motion - Wikipedia

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    Projectile motion is a form of motion experienced by an object or particle (a projectile) that is projected in a gravitational field, such as from Earth's surface, and moves along a curved path (a trajectory) under the action of gravity only.

  4. Primitive equations - Wikipedia

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    Conservation of momentum: Consisting of a form of the Navier–Stokes equations that describe hydrodynamical flow on the surface of a sphere under the assumption that vertical motion is much smaller than horizontal motion (hydrostasis) and that the fluid layer depth is small compared to the radius of the sphere

  5. Rotation around a fixed axis - Wikipedia

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    Rotation around a fixed axis or axial rotation is a special case of rotational motion around an axis of rotation fixed, stationary, or static in three-dimensional space.This type of motion excludes the possibility of the instantaneous axis of rotation changing its orientation and cannot describe such phenomena as wobbling or precession.

  6. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    Another attempt at building a ballistic calculator is the model presented in 1980 by Dr. Arthur J. Pejsa. [18] Dr. Pejsa claims on his website that his method was consistently capable of predicting (supersonic) rifle bullet trajectories within 2.5 mm (0.1 in) and bullet velocities within 0.3 m/s (1 ft/s) out to 914 m (1,000 yd) in theory. [19]

  7. Euler's equations (rigid body dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Torque-free precessions are non-trivial solution for the situation where the torque on the right hand side is zero. When I is not constant in the external reference frame (i.e. the body is moving and its inertia tensor is not constantly diagonal) then I cannot be pulled through the derivative operator acting on L.

  8. Quasi-geostrophic equations - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric and oceanographic flows take place over horizontal length scales which are very large compared to their vertical length scale, and so they can be described using the shallow water equations. The Rossby number is a dimensionless number which characterises the strength of inertia compared to the strength of the Coriolis force.

  9. Tennis racket theorem - Wikipedia

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    In particular, the motion of the body in free space (obtained by integrating ()) is exactly the same, just completed faster by a ratio of . Consequently, we can analyze the geometry of motion with a fixed value of L 2 {\displaystyle L^{2}} , and vary ω ( 0 ) {\displaystyle \omega (0)} on the fixed ellipsoid of constant squared angular momentum.