Spherical Pendulum in Gravitational Experiments
Author(s) -
А. В. Гусев,
V. N. Rudenko,
M. P. Vinogradov
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
progress of theoretical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1347-4081
pISSN - 0033-068X
DOI - 10.1143/ptp.98.587
Subject(s) - physics , classical mechanics , precession , swing , pendulum , anisotropy , double pendulum , gravitation , newtonian fluid , instability , suspension (topology) , mechanics , inverted pendulum , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , acoustics , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics
The fine structure of the trajectory of the Foucault pendulum with anisotropic suspension is investigated. In respect of non-Newtonian gravitational effects, a mathematical theory of this device is developed and an analytic formula for the precession of plane of swing as a function of the initial conditions and anisotropy of suspension is obtained. Effects of viscous friction, seismic noise and dynamical instability are investigated. The characteristics of the pendulum dynamics are compared with the results of existing and planned gravitational experiments.
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