Foucault meets Thomas

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dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhan, T.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-01T11:54:48Z
dc.date.available2012-03-01T11:54:48Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-01
dc.description.abstractThe Foucault pendulum is an elegant device that demonstrates the rotation of the Earth. After describing it, we will elaborate on an interesting geometrical relationship between the dynamics of the Foucault pendulum and Thomas precession discussed in the last installment1 . T h is w ill help us to understand both phenomena betteren_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11007/61
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSnippets of Physics: A series of articles describing curiosities in theoretical physicsResonance;Vol.13, 2008
dc.subjectFoucault pendulumen_US
dc.subjectEarthen_US
dc.subjectThomas precessionen_US
dc.titleFoucault meets Thomasen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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