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Luigi Fortunati
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For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction (third principle), and no one would ever think to say that the action is "real" and the reaction is "apparent".
Also the centripetal force is an "action" to which (as it happens for all the actions) it corresponds *always* an equal and opposite centrifugal "reaction".
A centripetal force could *never* exist without the corresponding centrifugal force!
So why in this case (and *only* in this case) the action (of centripetal force) would be "real" and the "apparent" (centrifugal) reaction?
Also the centripetal force is an "action" to which (as it happens for all the actions) it corresponds *always* an equal and opposite centrifugal "reaction".
A centripetal force could *never* exist without the corresponding centrifugal force!
So why in this case (and *only* in this case) the action (of centripetal force) would be "real" and the "apparent" (centrifugal) reaction?