Document Details Long pendulums in gravitational gradients:
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- Title: Long pendulums in gravitational gradients
- Author: B. H. Suits
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Keywords: physics theory
Notes: "Abstract. Previous results for long pendulums above a spherical Earth are generalized for arbitrary non-uniform gravitational fields in the limit of small oscillation. As is the case for the previous results, gravitational gradients are multiplied by the length of the string even though the string is assumed massless. The effect is shown to arise from the constraint on the motion imposed by the string. The significance of these results for real gradients is discussed."response to article by Burko's analysis of a pendulum swinging in a non-uniform gravity field - e.g. gravity changes slightly as the pendulum moves toward the extent of its swing.
Edition: 2006 vol 27 -- Copyright: 2006
Kind: Chapter
Geographic area: Not Geographic
Topic: PendulumScience
Organization: School
Pages: L7 - L11
Entered By: rah
BHM No: 9641
Parent Document ID: 6140 - Parent Document Title: European Journal of Physics - Publisher:
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