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==Equivalence of inertial reference frames==
A fundamental principle of ''all'' physics is the '''equivalence of inertial reference frame'''. In practical terms, this equivalence means that scientists living inside an enclosed box moving uniformly cannot detect their motion by ''any'' experiment done exclusively inside the box.
 
By contrast, bodies are subject to so-called [[fictitious force]]s in [[non-inertial reference frame]]s; that is, [[force]]s that result from the acceleration of the [[reference frame]] itself and not from any physical force acting on the body. Examples of fictitious forces are the [[centrifugal force]] and the [[Coriolis force]] in [[rotating reference frame]]s. Therefore, scientists living inside a box that is being rotated or otherwise accelerated ''can'' measure their [[acceleration]] by observing the fictitious forces on bodies inside the box.