A derivation of precessional effects in the Foucault pendulum using complex numbers
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DOI: 10.1119/5.0237736
Abstract: It is found that the exact equations governing the motion of the Foucault pendulum take a simpler form when describing the pendulum's position as a complex number evolving in the complex plane. In this description,… read more here.
Keywords: precessional effects; derivation precessional; complex numbers; effects foucault ... See more keywords