PhysFactory
The mechanisms of PhysFactory, a motorized mechanical system, are described, along with the scope of the
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The demonstration is aimed to understand and analyze silicon diode rectification. The apparatus contains full wave and half wave rectification
Mutual induction and path dependent electric fields
This is a vivid demonstration of the concept of mutual inductance. A function generator and audio amplifier drive current through
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In this demonstration we exhibit the phenomena of magnetic braking. In the apparatus we have two metallic plates (one with
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This demonstration exhibits the relationship between induced EMF and magnetic flux. In the apparatus, we have a rotating disk which
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In this demonstration we measure the voltages across the resistor and the capacitor to investigate the time needed to discharge
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Discovered by German physicist Heinrich Barkhausen in 1919, the Barkhausen effect is a name given to the noise which a
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