The pendulum : a case study in physics /
The pendulum: a case study in physics is a unique book in several ways. Firstly, it is a comprehensive quantitative study of one physical system, the pendulum, from the viewpoint of elementary and more advanced classical physics, modern chaotic dynamics, and quantum mechanics. In addition, coupled p...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Introduction; 2 Pendulums somewhat simple; 3 Pendulums less simple; 4 The Foucault pendulum; 5 The torsion pendulum; 6 The chaotic pendulum; 7 Coupled pendulums; 8 The quantum pendulum; 9 Superconductivity and the pendulum; 10 The pendulum clock; A: Pendulum Q; B: The inverted pendulum; C: The double pendulum; D: The cradle pendulum; E: The Longnow clock; F: The Blackburn pendulum; Bibliography; Index.