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- Homework Statement
- A pendulum is constructed as a light thin-walled sphere of
radius R filled up with water and suspended at the point 0 from a
light rigid rod (Fig. 4.1.1). The distance between the point 0 and the
centre of the sphere is equal to 1. How many times will the small
oscillations of such a pendulum change after the water freezes? The
viscosity of water and the change of its volume on freezing are to
be neglected
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That's a good question, i am not sure how the water in liquid state will influence in the motion, but i imagine that can not exert any torque, i would say in the first case:
Hollow sphere inertia moment: 2mr²/3 + ml²
(2mr²/3 + ml²)θ'' = -mglθ (1)
In the second case, otherwise, we will have
2(m+m')r²/5 + (m+m')l² = -(m+m')glθ
Anyway, i am certain that have some error in (1), something say to me that the water can indeed exert a torque although it doesn't contribute to inertia moment, but, as i don't know the mechanics of a fluid, i am not sure.