The pendulum [[electronic resource] ] : a case study in physics / / Gregory L. Baker and James A. Blackburn

• Autore: Baker Gregory L
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 531
• Soggetto topico: Pendulum; Motion; Physics
• Altri autori: BlackburnJames A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 pendulums and pendulum analogs of superconducting devices are also discussed. Secondly, this book treats the physics of the pendulum within a historical and cultural context,showing, for example, that the pendulum has been intimately connected with studies of the earth's density, the earth's motion,
• Titolo autorizzato: The pendulum
• ISBN: 1-383-02974-1; 1-282-89542-7; 9786612895425; 0-19-156530-X; 1-4237-5312-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809699703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II