Tag: Motion

Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is a relatively common aspect of classical mechanics and in this article I will be solving the following differential equation that illustrates SHM: Note that this does indeed represent SHM if we recall the definition that SHM occurs when an object is subject to a...

Simple harmonic motion (SHM) is a relatively common aspect of classical mechanics and in this article I will be solving the following differential equation that illustrates SHM: Note that this does indeed represent SHM if we recall the definition that SHM occurs when an object is subject to a...

The equation f = kv² is a simplified model of air resistance, and is most applicable at high speeds where air resistance becomes significant. The constant “K” is the drag coefficient, which depends on shape, size of the object and the properties of air. This function...

Of the many fascinating topics you can discuss when it comes to the movie Snowpiercer, one of the most widely mentioned subjects is the Eternal Engine. It’s described as a perpetual motion machine. In the movie, how the Eternal Engine works isn’t explained, the only idea communicated to ...

A few weeks ago, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Anne L’Huillier, Ferenc Krausz and Pierre Agostini “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”. An attosecond is just one quintillionth of a ...

A few weeks ago, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Anne L’Huillier, Ferenc Krausz and Pierre Agostini “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”. An attosecond is just one quintillionth of a ...

German mathematician Johannes Kepler and his journey to finding the laws that govern modern-day understanding of planetary motion began with Kepler’s banishment from Graz, Austria in the early 17th century due to religious and political conflicts. Kepler would find an opportunity to work with ...