He called it a psudoforce. The difference is that a real force is felt no matter your frame of reference, but a psudoforce changes with different reference frames.
I've never noticed the different to have any implications though, and not everyone even agrees with it, since gravity does have some elements of a real force.
I've never noticed the different to have any implications though, and not everyone even agrees with it, since gravity does have some elements of a real force.
See: http://www.av8n.com/physics/fictitious-force.htm for a pretty complete discussion.