Gravitational dispersion in a torsional wave machine
Classical Physics
2015-06-22 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We demonstrate that mechanical waves traveling in a torsional, mechanical wave machine exhibit dispersion due to gravity and the discreteness of the medium. We also show that although the dispersion due to discreteness is negligible, the dispersion due to gravity can be easily measured, and can be shown to disappear in a zero-gravity environment.
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@article{arxiv.1409.0426,
title = {Gravitational dispersion in a torsional wave machine},
author = {Rafael de la Madrid and Alejandro Gonzalez and George Irwin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.0426},
year = {2015}
}