Torsion balance with laser
Function
Intended for study, physics laboratory, physics experiments on: Mechanics of rigid bodies. Torsion pendulum, elastic constant of torsion of a string, dynamic method. The torsion pendulum with a rod-shaped pendulum mass. Moment of inertia of a solid cylinder rotating around its center of mass. Determining the period of simple angular harmonic motion. Calculating the moment of inertia of the solid cylinder around a central diameter. Determining the elastic constant of torsion of the string in different units of measurement. Torsion pendulum, elastic constant of torsion and its relationship with the period and length, dynamic method. Measuring periods, lengths and constructing a table and graph in a torsion pendulum with the same pendulum mass. Determining the elastic constant for different lengths. The graph of K versus the inverse square of the period and the angular constant. Two-string torsion pendulum, elastic constant of torsion, dynamic method. The one-thread torsion pendulum. The two-thread torsion pendulum. Measuring the period of the two-thread torsion pendulum. Determining the spring constant of torsion of two threads by the dynamic method on a torsion pendulum, in different units. Calibrating the two-thread torsion pendulum to function as a torsion balance. The torque on the balance. Determining the force, weight and mass of the test specimen A. The moment of inertia of a bar, the parallel axis theorem. The angular frequency (angular velocity) and the period of the test specimen that oscillates fixed on the balance. The moment of inertia of a test specimen that oscillates fixed on the balance. The parallel axis theorem or Steiner's theorem or Huygens-Steiner theorem. Using the parallel axis theorem or Steiner's theorem or Huygens-Steiner theorem to calculate the value of I*. Using the torsion balance to determine I* . Wave Physics. Underdamped angular harmonic motion. Damped angular harmonic motion (MHAA). Differential equation of the MHAA. The solutions of the differential equation of the MHAA characterize three cases, according to their roots: Underdamped angular harmonic motion. Logarithmic decrement. Real damping coefficient. Critical damping coefficient. Damping factor, etc.
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Key Experiments
- » Torsion pendulum, elastic constant of torsion of a string, dynamic method. - 1032.090B1
- » Torsion pendulum, torsion spring constant and its relation to period and length, dynamic method. - 1032.090B3
- » Two-thread torsion pendulum, torsion spring constant, dynamic method. - 1032.090B4
- » Calibrating the two-wire torsion pendulum to function as a torsion balance. - 1032.090B2A
- » The moment of inertia of a bar, parallel axis theorem. - 1032.088E
- » Underdamped angular harmonic motion. - 1072.037B