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The pendulum : a case study in physics
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'The Pendulum' describes one physical system - the pendulum - and its manifestations in classical and modern physics. While being a technical work, this study is set within the context of the techn...
'The Pendulum' describes one physical system - the pendulum - and its manifestations in classical and modern physics. While being a technical work, this study is set within the context of the technological, historical, and cultural developments to which the pendulum has contributed.
Details
- Creator
- Gregory L. Baker and James A. Blackburn
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1383029741, 1282895427, 9786612895425, 019156530X, 1423753127, 0199557683, 0198567545
- OCLC
- ocm64282177, on1406782764
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- 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