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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Special Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper Model
A representation of Minkowski spacetime diagrams using graph paper that is rotated, showing the world lines of three stationary observers with light clocks.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Simultaneity Spacetime Diagram
Manipulate variables in order to observe the effects of relative motion on events such as an explosion and the time at which its light signal reaches a destination.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Minkowski Diagram Model
Simulation examining simultaneity and causality in special relativity by manipulating the space and time coordinates of one or two events.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Einstein Cannon Model
The path of cannonballs fired near a black hole are computed using the Schwarzschild metric and presented in this visualization, allowing for study of the theory of general relativity. The cannon's angle and the number and speed of the...
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity Schwarzschild
Visualization that uses the Schwarzschild metric, showing the orbit light travels near a black hole.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gravitational Lensing Model
Simulation showing the behavior of photons in three different gravitational lens scenarios.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Particle Worldline Model
Simulation exploring the behavior of particles as they approach a black hole using Schwarzschild coordinates.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Double Pendulum Poincare Map
A double pendulum model where the angles and angular velocities can be manipulated and the effects observed.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Kicked Rotor Dynamics Model
Simulation analyzing the motion of a rotor that is repeatedly kicked. Adjust the settings for kick strength and speed and observe the results.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Lorenz Attractor Periodic Orbits
Simulation of a Lorenz attractor which is shaped like a butterfly. Manipulate the image and observe from all sides as the orbits about two fixed points are drawn.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Logistic Map Fixed Points Model
Simulation of a logistic map with fixed points where the user can manipulate periodic trajectories and observe the results.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Double Pendulum Phase Space Model
Adjust to conditions of a double pendulum model and observe the results in an accompanying graph.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Chaotic Electric Circuit Explorer
Simulation investigating the characteristics of two electrical circuits that exhibit chaotic behavior, Chua's circuit and an autonomous relaxation oscillator (ARO), by adjusting the settings.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Swinging Atwood's Machine Model
Variation on the standard Atwood's Machine model, where one hanging mass swings like a pendulum and the other remains stationary. Manipulate the conditions and observe the results.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Compton Effect
Simulation demonstrating the Compton Effect; how light is scattered off an electron. Adjust the angle of the scattering to see how Compton's equation can be used to predict the angle of the photon that is scattered.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Blackbody Radiation: Frequency
Simulation of the blackbody radiation curves of Planck demonstrating the effect of changing the frequency or the wavelength.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Falling in Fluid Model
Simulation exploring the effects of gravitational, buoyant, and drag forces upon a sphere as it falls through a liquid.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Free Fall Air Resistance Model
A Java-based simulation where students can observe what happens to a free-falling object, with and without air resistance. Controls allow the user to adjust settings and the results are graphed as the simulation progresses.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity (Gr) Package
An extensive collection of simulations, activities, and worksheets for exploring relativity. Topics include Newtonian Physics, special relativity, Schwarzschild metric, Rain metric, Kerr metric, and general relativity orbits.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Pendulum Energy Model
A simulation exploring the energy produced by a simple pendulum, written for middle school. Includes a lesson plan with accompanying worksheets.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Standing Waves in a Pipe Model
A simulation that permits exploration of a standing wave inside a pipe that can be open or closed at either end. The user can adjust the number of wave nodes.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Projectile Motion With Angry Birds
Analyze the path of a bird's flight as it attempts to obliterate pigs in the well-known game, Angry Birds. Comes with lab activities, a video, and a simulation. The latter requires software called Tracker, which is free to download.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Multiple Coin Toss Model
Students explore flipping multiple coins through this downloadable java simulation. The complete results of the tossing experiment is shown on a graph of the cumulative probability of heads.
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Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Astronomy: Sidereal Solar Day
A computer based simulation demonstrating the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day.