Definition:Relative Acceleration

Definition

Let $A$ and $B$ be bodies in ordinary space.

Let $\mathbf a_A$ and $\mathbf a_B$ be the accelerations of $A$ and $B$ in some frame of reference $\RR$.

The acceleration $\mathbf a_{AB}$ of $A$ relative to $B$ is defined as:

$\mathbf a_{AB} := \mathbf a_A - \mathbf a_B$

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relative acceleration
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relative velocity
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relative acceleration
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): relative velocity