The Pendulum
A Case Study in Physics
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 2 June 2005
- ISBN 9780198567547
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages300 pages
- Size 255x195x20 mm
- Weight 822 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous line drawings, halftones and mathematical examples 0
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Short description:
"The Pendulum: A Case Study in Physics" describes one physical system - the pendulum - and its manifestations in classical and modern physics. While being a technical work, this remarkable study is set within the context of the technological, historical, and cultural developments to which the pendulum has contributed.
MoreLong description:
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, and timekeeping. While primarily a physics book, the work provides significant added interest through the use of relevant cultural and historical vignettes. This approach offers an alternative to the usual modern physics courses. The text is amply illustrated and augmented by exercises at the end of each chapter.
Overall, The Pendulm presents insights and unusual approaches that will broaden the experience of undergraduate physics students.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Pendulums somewhat simple
Pendulums less simple
The Foucault pendulum
The torsion pendulum
The chaotic pendulum
Coupled pendulums
The quantum pendulum
Superconductivity and the pendulum
The pendulum clock
Pendulum Q
The inverted pendulum
The double pendulum
The cradle pendulum
The long now clock
The Blackburn pendulum
