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Artificial gravity is a must for any space station if humans are to live there for any extended length of time. Without artificial gravity, human growth is stunted and biological functions break down. An effective way to create artificial gravity is through the use of a rotating enclosed cylinder, as shown in the figure. Humans walk on the inside edge of the cylinder, which is sufficiently large (radius R ) that its curvature is not readily noticeable to the inhabitants. The space station in the figure is not drawn to scale. Once the space station is rotating at the necessary speed to create an artificial gravitational acceleration equal to the acceleration g at Earth's surface, how long will it take the space station to make one revolution? Express this time t in terms of g and R. t=
r any space station if humans are length of time. Without artificial nted and biological functions tificial gravity is through the use er, as shown in the figure. edge of the cylinder, which is that its curvature is not readily The space station in the figure is tating at the necessary speed to onal acceleration equal to the rface, how long will it take the evolution? Express this time t in
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