How to Transit a Rotating Tunnel: Physics & Trajectories

kuruman
Introduction Preface While browsing through unanswered posts in the Classical Physics Workshop, I came across a gem at the link shown below.  For the reader’s convenience, I have included (in italics) the OP’s statement of the question. Original problem https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/spacecraft-path-with-polar-coordinates.683210/ There is a circular gate rotating at a constant angular speed of  ##omega##.  The circular...