Study of large-Angle anharmonic oscillations of a physical pendulum using an acceleration sensor

João C. Fernandes; Pedro J. Sebastião; Luís N. Gonçalves; António Ferraz

doi:10.1088/1361-6404/aa6c52

Study of large-Angle anharmonic oscillations of a physical pendulum using an acceleration sensor

João C. Fernandes, Pedro J. Sebastião, Luís N. Gonçalves, António Ferraz

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Abstract

Oscillatory motion is a main topic in physics at all levels of undergraduate courses. In this work, we study the damping of a bar acting as a physical pendulum subjected to air drag.

Original language	English
Article number	045004
Journal	European Journal Of Physics
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa6c52
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2017

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Keywords

anharmonic oscillator
drag
friction
large angle oscillations
physical pendulum

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Fernandes, J. C., Sebastião, P. J., Gonçalves, L. N., & Ferraz, A. (2017). Study of large-Angle anharmonic oscillations of a physical pendulum using an acceleration sensor. European Journal Of Physics, 38(4), [045004]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/aa6c52

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