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Title
Circular Oscillations
Alternative Title
Zirkulare Schwingungen
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Number of Parts
63
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CC Attribution - NoDerivatives 3.0 Germany:
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IWF SignatureC 14863
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Production Year2003

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataVideo-Clip ; F, 1 min 21 sec

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Abstract
Through superposition of the linear oscillations of two leaf springs of almost equal frequencies, linear, elliptic and circular oscillations can be generated and shown by optical projection.
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IWF Classification
18
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Spring (season)
Amateur radio repeaterRedshiftLightVideoVertical integrationAudio frequencyRoll formingMovie camera
VideoPohl, Robert WichardParticle physicsElectric power distribution
Transcript: English(auto-generated)
Two illuminated slits are arranged behind each other. They're attached to two springs so they can vibrate. Only the horizontal slit is excited to perform a damped oscillation.
The light spot swings vertically. The illuminated line is interrupted because of the frequency of the movie camera. Now only the vertical slit oscillates.
Now both slits oscillate. When both slits are moved, the light spot shifts diagonally. Upon release, a circular oscillation is observed which changes to an elliptic one and then to a linear one.
Repeat performance. The changing form of the vibration results from a small difference in the oscillator frequencies.