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Can gravitation anisotropy be detected by pendulum experiments?

Verreault René. (2013). Can gravitation anisotropy be detected by pendulum experiments? Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 13, (1-2), p. 279-290.

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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3233/JCM-120466

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After some 170 years of Foucault pendulum experiments, the linear theory fails to quantitatively explain the results of any honest meticulous experiment. The pendulum motion usually degenerates into elliptical orbits after a few minutes. Moreover, unexplained discrepancies up to ± 20% in precession velocity are not uncommon. They are mostly regarded as a consequence of the elliptic motion of the bob associated with suspension anisotropy or as a lack of care in starting the pendulum motion. Over some 130 years, an impressive amount of talented physicists, engineers and mathematicians have contributed to a better partial understanding of the pendulum behaviour. In this work, the concept of biresonance is introduced to represent the motion of the spherical pendulum. It is shown that biresonance can be represented graphically by the isomorphism of the Poincaré sphere. This new representation of the pendulum motion greatly clarifies its natural response to various anisotropic situations, including Airy precession. Anomalous observations in pendulum experiments by Allais are analyzed. These findings suggest that a pendulum placed within a mass distribution such as the earth, the moon and the sun should be treated as an interior problem, which can better be addressed by Santilli's new theory of gravitation than by those of Newton and Einstein.

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
ISSN:14727978
Volume:13
Numéro:1-2
Pages:p. 279-290
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:2013
Identifiant unique:10.3233/JCM-120466
Sujets:Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Astronomie et astrophysique
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Physique
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales
Mots-clés:Pendulum, gravitation, anisotropy, Poincaré sphere, biresonance, linear biresonance, circular biresonance, syzygy
Informations complémentaires:The final publication is available at IOS Press through http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3233/JCM-120466
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Dernière modification:15 mai 2020 13:19
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