Reversible Pendulum

Pendulum, Reversible

an instrument for experimental determination of the acceleration of gravity g. A reversible pendulum consists of a body, such as a solid plate, and two trihedral knives (Figure 1). One of the knives is stationary; the other knife can be moved along a slot in the plate. The sharp edges of the knives O₁ and O₂ can be alternately placed on a rigid support. The supported knife edge becomes the axis of oscillation of the reversible pendulum. The movable knife is moved up or down until the periods of oscillation, which are measured with a stopwatch, become equal for both axes.

Figure 1. Reversible pendulum

The distance O₁, O₂ = l between the two axes can be measured with the aid of a vernier scale marked on the plate. In this case, as is known from the properties of a compound pendulum, O₂ becomes the center of oscillation for O₁ and vice versa, and the period of small-amplitude oscillations equals Since the values of T and l can be determined experimentally, the value of g can be computed from the formula. Use of a reversible pendulum makes it possible to determine the value of g with a much higher degree of precision than that obtained with a simple pendulum.

单词	reversible pendulum
释义	Reversible Pendulum Pendulum, Reversible an instrument for experimental determination of the acceleration of gravity g. A reversible pendulum consists of a body, such as a solid plate, and two trihedral knives (Figure 1). One of the knives is stationary; the other knife can be moved along a slot in the plate. The sharp edges of the knives O₁ and O₂ can be alternately placed on a rigid support. The supported knife edge becomes the axis of oscillation of the reversible pendulum. The movable knife is moved up or down until the periods of oscillation, which are measured with a stopwatch, become equal for both axes. Figure 1. Reversible pendulum The distance O₁, O₂ = l between the two axes can be measured with the aid of a vernier scale marked on the plate. In this case, as is known from the properties of a compound pendulum, O₂ becomes the center of oscillation for O₁ and vice versa, and the period of small-amplitude oscillations equals Since the values of T and l can be determined experimentally, the value of g can be computed from the formula. Use of a reversible pendulum makes it possible to determine the value of g with a much higher degree of precision than that obtained with a simple pendulum.
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