Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ531438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Rotating Saddle Paul Trap.
Rueckner, Wolfgang; And Others
American Journal of Physics, v63 n2 p186-87 Feb 1995
Describes a demonstration in which a ball is placed in an unstable position on a saddle shape. The ball becomes stable when it is rotated above some threshold angular velocity. The demonstration is a mechanical analog of confining a particle in a "Paul Trap". (DDR)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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