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Experimental analysis of a physical pendulum with variable suspension point

Physics Education 2019-10-02 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

A physical pendulum with variable point of suspension (and, as an outcome, variable inertia moment) is experimentally analysed. In particular, the period of the small oscillations as a function of position of the suspension point is measured using three different methods: a smartphone used both as an independent tool or as a data-logger and commercial photo-gate. The experimental results are successfully compared with theoretical calculations based on the addition of inertia moments and the Steiner theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1910.00072,
  title  = {Experimental analysis of a physical pendulum with variable suspension point},
  author = {Martin Monteiro and Cecilia Stari and Cecilia Cabeza and Arturo C. Marti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.00072},
  year   = {2019}
}

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4 pages, 2 figs

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