I have to submit a physics project in my college

[mehul mahajan]

I have to submit a physics project in my college, is there any theory that can be proved, or any other similar thing using the ephemeris of a satellite? or any other good project idea that doesn't consume too much time.

 

[stefan r]

I have to submit a physics project in my college, is there any theory that can be proved, or any other similar thing using the ephemeris of a satellite? or any other good project idea that doesn't consume too much time.

I suspect this is the wrong question to ask. It is best to find something that looks like you spent a lot of time on it.

Is this an intro course or for a major? If you are majoring in physics why are you majoring on something that you do not want to spend time on?

If you like sports try momentum exchange tethers. Could also just study the physics of your favorite sport. You can also do sports in space. For example the effect of the Coriolis force for football in O'neal cylinders. If you like beer there is a lot physics in bubbles. Froth freezing into foam has implications for the surfaces of exoplanets and moons. Or you could make a model of what happens if you open a Champlain bottle on the international space station.

Is there anything preventing you from asking your faculty advisor or the professor?

 

[jedishrfu]

Yes, sports is a good area to investigate. I once saw a paper on Frisbie physics by Sarah Hummel. It covered the aerodynamics of frisbies and the body mechanics of throwing one along with simulation data all for a MS in Engineering.

There’s the Magnus force on a ball. It’s why baseball pitchers put spin n a ball to get Magnus force effects.

Some biophysics problems might interesting as well like how an elephants trunk,works.