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Laser-guided torsion balance

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Intended for study, physics laboratory, physics experiments on: Engineering. Physics. Mechanics of rigid bodies. Torsion pendulum, torsional elastic constant of a string, dynamic method. The torsion pendulum with a pendulum mass in the form of a rod. Moment of inertia of a solid cylinder rotating around its center of mass. Determining the period of simple angular harmonic motion. Calculation of the moment of inertia of the solid cylinder around a central diameter. Determining the torsional elastic constant of the string in different units of measurement. Torsion pendulum, torsional elastic constant and its relationship with the period and length, dynamic method. Measuring periods, lengths and constructing a table and graph in a torsion pendulum with the same pendulum mass. Determining the elastic constant for different lengths. The graph of K versus the inverse square of the period and the angular constant. Two-string torsion pendulum, torsional elastic constant, dynamic method. The single-wire torsion pendulum. The two-wire torsion pendulum. Measuring the period of the two-wire torsion pendulum. Determining the torsional spring constant of two wires using the dynamic method in a torsion pendulum, in different units. Calibrating the two-wire torsion pendulum to function as a torsion balance. The torque on the balance. Determining the weight force and mass of the test body A. The moment of inertia of a bar, parallel axis theorem. The angular frequency (angular velocity) and period of the oscillating test body fixed to the balance. The moment of inertia of an oscillating test body fixed to the balance. The parallel axis theorem or Steiner's theorem or Huygens-Steiner theorem. Using the parallel axis theorem or Steiner's theorem or Huygens-Steiner theorem to calculate the value of I*. Using the torsion balance to determine I*. Wave Physics. Underdamped angular harmonic motion. Damped angular harmonic motion (AAHM). Differential equation of AAHM. The solutions of the differential equation of AAHM characterize three cases, according to their roots: Underdamped angular harmonic motion. Logarithmic decrement. Real damping coefficient. Critical damping coefficient. Damping factor, etc.

Key Experiments

  • » Torsion pendulum, torsional elastic constant of a wire, dynamic method. - 1032.090B1
  • » Torsion pendulum, torsional spring constant and its relation to period and length, dynamic method. - 1032.090B3
  • » Two-wire torsion pendulum, torsional elastic constant, dynamic method. - 1032.090B4
  • » Calibrating the torsion pendulum with two wires to function as a torsion balance. - 1032.090B2A
  • » The moment of inertia of a bar, parallel axis theorem. - 1032.088E
  • » Underdamped angular harmonic motion. - 1072.037B
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