Measuring the speed of light with electric and magnetic pendulum
Vasil G. Yordanov, Vassil N. Gourev, Stojan G. Manolev, Albert M., Varonov, and Todor M. Mishonov
TL;DR
This paper discusses an educational experiment to measure the speed of light using electric and magnetic pendulums, highlighting a practical physics activity for students.
Contribution
It introduces a novel experimental setup employing pendulums to estimate the speed of light in an educational context.
Findings
Successful demonstration of measuring light speed with pendulums
Educational value in physics experiments
Engagement of students in experimental physics
Abstract
This problem was given at the Fourth Open and International Experimental Physics Olympiad (EPO4) Day of Light on 23 April 2016 in Sofia organized by the Sofia Branch of the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria and the Society of Physicists of the Republic of Macedonia, Strumica.
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Taxonomy
TopicsExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies