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A 2D cross-sectional side view showing a horizontal line representing a ceiling. A vertical dashed line extends downward from the center of the ceiling. A solid vertical line representing a wall is parallel to the dashed line, located a distance R to the right. A string of length L is attached to the ceiling where the dashed line begins, extending diagonally down and to the right, ending at a small sphere of mass m. The sphere is touching the vertical wall. An angle theta is marked between the vertical dashed line and the string. A circular arrow around the dashed line indicates the sphere rotates around the central axis.
Figure 1. A sphere on a string rotating against a vertical cylindrical wall.
A small sphere of mass \(m\) is attached to a string of length \(L\). The other end of the string is attached to the center of a horizontal ceiling. A smooth, rigid vertical cylindrical wall of radius \(R\) (where \(R < L\)) is centered on the attachment point of the string. The sphere is set into a horizontal circular path so that it revolves along the inside of the cylindrical wall with a constant angular speed \(\omega\). The string makes an angle \(\theta\) with the vertical, as shown in Figure 1. Friction between the sphere and the wall is negligible.

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