Do we understand the Archimedes' law well?

Authors

  • Bohumil Vybíral Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové

Abstract

The article reveals that the currently stated formulation of the Archimedes´ law can be rather inaccurate and can mislead to making mistakes. For a demonstration two examples are presented in which forces of an immersed body in water are analysed in various situations.

Published

2013-03-09

How to Cite

Vybíral, B. (2013). Do we understand the Archimedes’ law well?. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 22(2), 116–121. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/29

Issue

Section

Physics