What Makes the Foucault Pendulum Move among the Stars?

Autor:	Norman Phillips
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Physics Equilibrium point Angular momentum Oscillation Foucault pendulum Pendulum Centripetal force Education law.invention Physics::Popular Physics Stars Theoretical physics law Simple (abstract algebra)
Zdroj:	Science & Education. 13:653-661
ISSN:	1573-1901 0926-7220
DOI:	10.1007/s11191-004-9471-3
Popis:	Foucault’s pendulum exhibition in 1851 occurred in an era now known by development of the theorems of Coriolis and the formulation of dynamical meteorology by Ferrel. Yet today the behavior of the pendulum is often misunderstood. The existence of a horizontal component of Newtonian gravitation is essential for understanding the behavior with respect to the stars. Two simple mechanical principles describe why the path of oscillation is fixed only at the poles; the principle of centripetal acceleration and the principle of conservation of angular momentum. A sky map is used to describe the elegant path among the stars produced by these principles.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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