Pendulum : a case study in physics
By: Baker, Gregory L [aut].
Contributor(s): Blackburn, James A [aut].
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199557684.Subject(s): Motion | Physics | Science | Mechanics | Solids | PendulumDDC classification: 531 Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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