Zentrifugalkraftstattdessen
Zentrifugalkraftstattdessen is a term used to describe a pedagogical stance in classical mechanics that favors describing rotational motion using centripetal (real) forces and inertial-frame reasoning rather than invoking the centrifugal force as a separate, outward-directed force. In this approach, the emphasis is on the real forces that pull toward the center of rotation and the resulting centripetal acceleration, while the centrifugal force is treated as a fictitious effect that arises only when observers use a rotating, non-inertial frame of reference.
In an inertial frame, a body moving in a circle experiences centripetal acceleration toward the center, given
Advocates of the Zentrifugalkraftstattdessen approach argue that starting from real forces and accelerations reduces conceptual confusion,
See also: centripetal force, fictitious force, rotating reference frame, non-inertial frame.