LEADER 03184nam 2200529 450 001 9910464116403321 005 20211005205524.0 010 $a0-19-100484-7 035 $a(CKB)3230000000204311 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25206655 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5746788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1192563 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1192563 035 $a(OCoLC)958574324 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000204311 100 $a20190703d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSeven tales of the pendulum /$fGregory Baker 210 1$aOxford ;$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 227 p. ) $cill 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 311 $a0-19-881690-1 311 $a0-19-958951-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPART 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 Terms 330 8 $aUsing graphs, figures & narrative to explain scientific ideas & models, Gregory Baker gives a lucid account of the physics of the pendulum, showing the reader how the context of the pendulum progresses over 4 centuries from that of a simple system of classical physics, to that of a chaotic system, & then to that of a modern quantum system.$bThe 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. 606 $aPendulum 606 $aGravity 606 $aRotational motion (Rigid dynamics) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPendulum. 615 0$aGravity. 615 0$aRotational motion (Rigid dynamics) 676 $a531.324 700 $aBaker$b Gregory L.$021377 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464116403321 996 $aSeven tales of the pendulum$92470447 997 $aUNINA