Soap Bubbles: Their Colors and Forces Which Mold Them - Brossura

Boys, Charles Vernon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486205428 ISBN 13: 9780486205427

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2012

Riassunto

An excellent primer and the classic work on the topic of soap bubbles and films, this book employs simple experiments to establish a practical basis for the existence and function of surface tension and energy minimization. Dozens of experiments require nothing more than soap, straws, and bits of rubber, yet they impart profound and fundamental concepts relating to the science of fluids.
Geared toward readers without much background in the subject, the book begins without difficult calculations and concludes with only the simplest equations. Lucid and concise experiments allow observers to formulate their own practical understanding of soap bubbles and provide a foundation for more serious studies. More than 80 illustrations complement the text.

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L'autore:

Sir Charles Vernon Boys (1855-1944), a British physicist known for his innovative experiments, served as a Professor at the Imperial College of London from 1889-97. He was the first to write about soap bubbles from a scientific point of view, and he remains a folk hero to recreational math and science enthusiasts.

Contenuti:

INTRODUCTORY THE ELASTIC SKIN OF LIQUIDS CAPILLARY ATTRACTION CAPILLARITY OF DIFFERENT LIQUIDS POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATER LIQUID DROPS SOAP-FILMS ; THEIR TENSION AND CURVATURE LIQUID CYLINDERS AND JETS A WATER TELEPHONE SOAP-FILMS ON FRAMES SOAP-BUBBLES AND ETHER EXPERIMENTS WITH SOAP-BUBBLES THE SOAP-BUBBLE BUBBLES OTHER THAN SOAP-BUBBLES COMPOSITE BUBBLES OUT-OF-DOOR BUBBLES THE COLOUR AND THICKNESS OF BUBBLES PRACTICAL HINTS

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0486205428
• ISBN 13: 9780486205427
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192