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rpetre t1_j0forax wrote on December 16, 2022 at 8:12 AM

Reply to comment by Quartersharp in Does rotation break relativity? by starfyredragon

Nitpick: "centripetal" means "towards the centre", so in your example the tension IS the centripetal acceleration, it's what keeps the parts of the body on their respective circular trajectories.