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Rotation


We choose a coordinate system (x,y) such that the origin (x=0,y=0) coincides with center of the circle described by the object. The phase of the particle at a certain instant t is given by the angle φ(t) between the position vector r and the positive x axis.
The position vector is thus given by

r(t) = (
x(t)
y(t)
) = (
R cos(φ(t))
R sin(φ(t))
)



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