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2. ELASTIC SPACE Reporter: Domagoj Pluec IYPT 2013 TEAM OF CROATIA

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Problem The dynamics and apparent interactions of massive balls rolling on a stretched horizontal membrane are often used to illustrate gravitation. Investigate the system further. Is it possible to define and measure the apparent gravitational constant in such a world? 2 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Summary Hypothesis Theory Fabric shape Test ball Keplers laws Apparatus and methods Results Fabric shape Gravitational constant Orbit Energy and angular momentum Conclusion 4 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Hypothesis It was assumed that the shape of the curve behaves like a gravitational potential and that the form should be inversely proportional to z 5 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Fabric shape and force on the ball G N -deformation depends on: 1.The coefficient of elasticity 2.The mass of the ball 3.The position of the ball on the fabric Shape cant be calculated analyticaly because of big deformations it was determined experimentaly 6 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Test ball circular orbit z() z N FiFi G Elastic membraneUniverse Force Speed Test ball small mass negligibile deformation 7 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec Looking from balls inertial system:

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Test ball energy 8 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec Approximation friction is constant Friction that does work on the ball is occuring when ball deformates the fabric when traveling on it (assumption is relatively small) Kinetic energy: Potential energy:

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Test ball angular momentum Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec z L angular momentum angular velocity

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Keplers laws UniverseElastic membrane 10 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Apparatus Balls that we used 11 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Method fabric shape 1)Massive ball was placed in the middle of the wheel 2)Camera was perpendicular to the lowest point of elastic membrane 3)Coordinates of the fabric ends were determined by computer program ImageJ 12 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Example of shapes photography 13 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Method motion of the balls 14 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec Massive ball center of the wheel Small ball ejected from the channel with initial speed Camera was perpendicular to the plane of the wheel Coordinates of the balls were obtained by video analysis (120-240)fps

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Fabric shape Ball: m 1 =109g; r 1 =1.5 cm 15 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Fabric shape 16 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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17 Our hypothesis Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec Test is our potential proportional to Keplers potential ? Our shape

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Function of our shape 18 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Gravitational constant Elastic membraneUniverse 19 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec ABp

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Trajectory animation 20 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Trajectory 21 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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22 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec Ball distance from center vs time

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Second Keplers law 23 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec dA

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Energy 24 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec E(t) numerically calculated from a video

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Angular momentum Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec 25 L(t) numerically calculated from video

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Conclusion We have determined the potential of the system by experimentaly determing shape of our membrane Potential in our system isnt proportional to Keplers potential We have calculated constant of our system which is not analogous to the gravitational constant because we couldnt determine dependence of deformation to the mass We have a non-central force (friction) in system Second Keplers law isnt valid in our case 26 Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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Conclusion comparison between universe and elastic membrane UniverseElastic membrane Potential Force Circular orbit speed Period of an orbit Angular momentum Energy Elastic spaceCroatian teamDomagoj Pluscec

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THANK YOU IYPT 2013 TEAM OF CROATIA

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Period of an orbit Elastic space Croatia team Domagoj Pluscec