Note to the forces acting on the pendulum

Authors

  • Oldřich Lepil Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc

Abstract

The article responds to the paper of V. Žák from the perspective of textbooks co-authored by the author of this article. The main objective of this article is the interpretation of vector diagrams of forces acting on the pendulum. It discusses the problem of a centripetal force as the function of a displacement of the pendulum from the equilibrium position. The analysis of the problem shows that there is no need to consider a centripetal force in the theory of the pendulum at secondary schools.

Published

2016-09-04

How to Cite

Lepil, O. (2016). Note to the forces acting on the pendulum. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 25(4), 276–286. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/284

Issue

Section

Physics