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| Authors: | T Padmanabhan |
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| Institution: | (1) IUCAA, Pune University Campus Ganeshkhind, Post Bag 4, Pune, 411 007, India |
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| Abstract: | The Foucault pendulum is an elegant device that demonstrates the rotation of the Earth. After describing it, we will elaborate
on an interesting geometrical relationship between the dynamics of the Foucault pendulum and Thomas precession discussed in
the last installment1. This will help us to understand both phenomena better.
T Padmanabhan works at IUCAA, Pune and is interested in all areas of theoretical physics, especially those which have something
to do with gravity. |
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| Keywords: | Spin Thomas precession Earth’ s rotation |
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