Monday, 09 June 2014 14:33
C1-13: AIR TRACK - REDUCED MASS
Additional Info
- ID Code: C1-13
- Purpose: Demonstrate the change in frequency for two-body oscillations.
- Description: Two gliders are connected by a steel spring as shown in the photograph. With one mass taped down, the other mass vibrates with the standard period for simple harmonic motion: T = 2 pi sqrt (m/k), where k is the spring constant and m is the mass of the vibrating glider. If the two masses are pulled apart and released simultaneously, they vibrate out of phase with each other about the center of mass with a period T = 2 pi sqrt (u/k), where u = Mm/(M+m) is the reduced mass of the system. For M=m the reduced mass u = m/2, and the period is less by a factor of sqrt(2) = 1.414 than in the case of one glider oscillating.
- Availability: Available
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C1 Center of Mass Motion
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