{"id":396,"date":"2021-01-18T00:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T05:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2021-01-20T23:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T04:23:59","slug":"newtons-cradle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/newtons-cradle\/","title":{"rendered":"Newton&#8217;s Cradle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion 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href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/projectile-launched-vertically-from-a-moving-cart\/\">Projectile Launched Vertically from a Moving Cart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Newt's Laws of Motion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/newtons-1st-law-on-an-air-track\/\">Newton's First Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/newtons-2nd-law-on-an-air-track\/\">Newton's Second Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/newtons-3rd-law-water-rocket\/\">Newton's Third Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/blackboard-mechanics-kit\/\">Blackboard Mechanics Kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/cork-bob-accelerometer\/\">Cork Bob Accelerometer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Work and Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/the-bowling-ball-pendulum\/\">Bowling Ball Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/blocked-pendulum\/\">Blocked Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/loop-the-loop\/\">Loop-The-Loop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/coefficients-of-friction\/\">Coefficients of Friction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/friction-cart\/\">Friction Cart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/energy-stored-in-a-spring\/\">Energy Stored in a Spring<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mechanical Equilibrium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/center-of-gravity\/\">Assorted Center of Gravity Demos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/catenary-bi-stable-equilibrium\/\">Catenary: Bi-Stable Equilibrium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/mass-on-spring-hookes-law\/\">Mass on Spring: Hooke's Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collisions and Conservation of Momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/explosions\/\">Explosions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/totally-inelastic-collisions\/\">Totally Inelastic Collisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/elastic-collisions\/\">Elastic Collisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/newtons-cradle\/\">Newton's Collision Apparatus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/internal-degrees-of-freedom-during-collisions\/\">Internal Degrees of Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Circular Motion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/balls-in-rotating-cups\/\">Balls in Rotating Cups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/loop-the-loop\/\">Loop-the-Loop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/swinging-water-bucket\/\">Elastic Collisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/swinging-water-bucket\/\">Swinging Water Bucket Overhead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/conical-pendulum\/\">Conical Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rigid Body Rotations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/assortment-of-rolling-things\/\">Assortment of Rolling Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/moment-of-inertia-of-a-solid-disk\/\">Moment of Inertia 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href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/driven-damped-harmonic-motion\/\">Driven, Damped Harmonic Oscillator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/resonance-with-a-speaker-and-adjustable-pipe\/\">Resonance with a Speaker and Adjustable Pipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/driven-pendulum-parametric-resonance\/\">Driven Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/modes-of-vibration\/\">Modes of Vibration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/pair-of-compound-pendulums-chaos\/\">Compound Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/chaotic-oscillations-magnetic-pendulum\/\">Chaotic Oscillations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Propagation of Mechanical Waves<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/transverse-pulses-on-a-long-rubber-tube\/\">Transverse Pulses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/longitudinal-pulses-on-a-slinky\/\">Longitudinal Pulses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/reflection-transmission-at-a-boundary\/\">Reflection or Transmission at a Boundary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Superposition of Waves<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/transverse-standing-waves-on-a-long-coil-spring\/\">Transverse Standing Waves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/torsional-standing-waves\/\">Torsional Standing Waves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/longitudinal-standing-waves\/\">Longitudinal Standing Waves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/fourier-synthesizer\/\">Fourier Synthesizer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Normal Modes of Vibration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/normal-modes-in-one-dimension\/\">One dimension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/normal-modes-of-a-plucked-string\/\">A Plucked String<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/normal-modes-of-a-driven-vibrating-string\/\">A Driven Vibrating String<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/weakly-coupled-pendulums\/\">Weakly Coupled Pendulums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/compound-pendulum\/\">Compound Pendulum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Acoustic Phenomena<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/doppler-effect\/\">Doppler Effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/beat-frequencies\/\">Beat Frequencies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/interference-of-sound-waves\/\">Interference of Sound Waves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/sympathetic-vibrations-in-tuning-bars\/\">Sympathetic Vibrations in Tuning Bars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/speed-of-sound-in-air-and-in-helium\/\">Speed of Sound in Air and Helium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/speed-of-sound-in-a-metal-bar\/\">Speed of Sound in a Metal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_3  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">OPTICS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Geometrical Optics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/blackboard-optics-kit-reflection-refraction\/\">Blackboard Optics Kit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/dispersion-in-a-prism\/\">Dispersion in a Prism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/total-internal-reflection\/\">Total Internal Reflection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/fiber-optic-cables\/\">Fiber Optic Cables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/speed-of-light-from-electrical-pulses\/\">Speed of Light<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interference and Diffraction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/single-slit-diffraction\/\">Single Slit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/double-slit-diffraction\/\">Double Slit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/multiple-slits-and-gratings\/\">Multiple Slits and Gratings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thin Film Interference:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/wedged-optical-flats\/\">Wedged Optical Flats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/thin-film-interference-soap-bubbles\/\">Soap Bubbles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/thin-film-interference-newtons-rings\/\">Newton's Rings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/circular-obstacle-diffraction-poissons-spot\/\">Poisson's Spot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/michelson-interferometer\/\">Michelson Interferometer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Polarization<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/polarization-by-transmission\/\">By Transmission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/polarization-by-reflection\/\">By Reflection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/polarization-of-scattered-light\/\">Scattered Light<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_4  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Thermal Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/thermal-expansion-of-a-brass-tube\/\">Expansion of Brass Tube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/differential-expansion-bi-metallic-strip-thermostat\/\">Bi-Metallic Thermostat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thermal Conductivity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/conduction-of-heat-through-dissimilar-metals\/\">Dissimilar Metals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_5  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">THERMODYNAMICS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><h4>Pressure-Volume-Temperature Relationships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/adiabatic-gas-law\/\">Adiabatic Gas Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/pressure-differences\/\">Pressure Differences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/balloon-in-evacuated-bell-jar-model-lung\/\">Model Lung<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/boyles-law-apparatus\/\">Boyle's Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/volume-and-temperature-at-constant-pressure\/\">V-T Relationship at Constant Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/p-v-t-surface-for-water\/\">P-V-T Surface for Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/diffusion-through-an-aperature\/\">Diffusion Through an Aperture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/p-t-relation-at-constant-volume\/\">P-T Relation at Constant Volume<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Many Particle Systems<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/equipartition-of-energy-in-a-mixed-gas\/\">Equipartition of Energy in a Mixed Gas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/kinetic-theory-and-diffusion-balls-in-an-aspirator-jar\/\">Kinetic Theory &amp; Diffusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/brownian-motion-simulation\/\">Brownian Motion Simulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/solid-liquid-gas-transitions\/\">Solid-Liquid-Gas Transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Heat Engines:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/heat-engine-drinking-bird\/\">Drinking Bird<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.phys.cmu.edu\/physdemos\/home\/stirling-cycle-heat-engine\/\">Stirling Cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_6  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">ELECTRICITY &amp; MAGNETISM 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