Given a point mass, with x the position vector, on which acts a force F such that it is conservative: F=-U(x) Then if I change frame of reference from a inertial one to a non-inertial one, it is true that the (total) force (meaning the vector sum of all the forces acting w.r.t. the new frame of reference) remains conservative?

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2022-07-18

Given a point mass, with x _ the position vector, on which acts a force F _ such that it is conservative:
F _ = U ( x _ ) .
Then if I change frame of reference from a inertial one to a non-inertial one, it is true that the (total) force (meaning the vector sum of all the forces acting w.r.t. the new frame of reference) remains conservative?

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nezivande0u

nezivande0u

Beginner2022-07-19Added 16 answers

It depends on your definition of a conservative force. If you allow potentials to depend on velocity. Yes: you can define a velocity-dependent potential for the fictitious forces (in particular for the velocity-dependent Coriolis force). The total force will then be sum of your above force and fictitious forces.

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