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- What is the physics behind a pendulum wave?
- How are pendulums and waves related?
- Who invented the pendulum wave machine?
- What is the use of pendulum wave?
What is the physics behind a pendulum wave?
A pendulum wave is a physical effect based on a series of independent pendulums that are finely tuned relative to their oscillation periods (or frequencies). We secured 15 independently-swinging pendulums to a stable frame. Each pendulum has a different suspension length, and thus a different oscillation frequency.
How are pendulums and waves related?
The Pendulum Wave is a device that provides such an opportunity. It consists of a series of pendulum with increasing periods that when simultaneously released, produce the effect of a changing transverse wave that cycles back to the beginning conditions.
Who invented the pendulum wave machine?
The patterns of the pendulum wave machine were first seen in 1867 by the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach, who built the very first wave machine whilst working at Prague university. Mach built his machine with mathematics and physics, and created something magical, almost metaphysical!
What is the use of pendulum wave?
The pendulum wave machine helps demonstrate physics concepts, such as periodicity, traveling waves, standing waves, beat frequencies, and gravitational acceleration. The pendulum wave machine is composed of fifteen uncoupled pendulums with monotonically increasing string lengths.
