03150nam 2200517 450 991078858600332120230725040750.00-19-100484-7(CKB)3230000000204311(StDuBDS)AH25206655(MiAaPQ)EBC5746788(MiAaPQ)EBC1192563(Au-PeEL)EBL1192563(OCoLC)958574324(EXLCZ)99323000000020431120190703d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSeven tales of the pendulum /Gregory BakerOxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,2011.1 online resource (xvii, 227 p. ) illFormerly CIP.UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.0-19-881690-1 0-19-958951-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.PART I: INTRODUCTION; What is a Pendulum?; PART II: SEVEN TALES OF THE PENDULUM; 1. Pendulums measure the earth; 2. Pendulums keep Time; 3. Pendulums measure fundamental forces; 4. Pendulums swing high; 5. Pendulums go chaotic; 6. Pendulums stick together; 7. Pendulums in the small; PART III: CONCLUSION; Odds and the End; Further Reading; Glossary of TermsUsing graphs, figures & narrative to explain scientific ideas & models, Gregory Baker gives a lucid account of the physics of the pendulum, showing the reader how the context of the pendulum progresses over 4 centuries from that of a simple system of classical physics, to that of a chaotic system, & then to that of a modern quantum system.The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably varied and complex behavior under many different conditions. It is also a system which, in its many manifestations, has left a significant imprint on human thought and culture. Using graphs, figures, and narrative to explain scientific ideas and models, Gregory Baker gives a lucid account of the physics of the pendulum, showing the reader how the context of the pendulum progresses over four centuries from that of asimple system of classical physics, to that of a chaotic system, and eventually to that of a modern quantum system. He also describes its fascinating presence in cultural history, from its role in timekeeping and measurements of the earth to its importance as a literary symbol of doom. Seven 'tales', detailing different important facets of the pendulum, show the exciting diversity of the science of the pendulum, and its untold significance in the history of human intellectual development.PendulumGravityRotational motion (Rigid dynamics)Pendulum.Gravity.Rotational motion (Rigid dynamics)531.324Baker Gregory L.21377MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788586003321Seven tales of the pendulum3678390UNINA