Effect of the spherical Earth on a simple pendulum

Details Effect of the spherical Earth on a simple pendulum Effect of the spherical Earth on a simple pendulum

2003-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0301033v1

Eur. J. Phys. 24 (2003) 125-130

Physics

Physics Education

5 pages, 1 Encapsulated PostScript figure

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We consider the period of a simple pendulum in the gravitational field of the
spherical Earth. Effectively, gravity is enhanced compared with the often used
flat Earth approximation, such that the period of the pendulum is shortened. We
discuss the flat Earth approximation, and show when the corrections due to the
spherical Earth may be of interest.

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