Monthly Archives: February 2017

Frustration & Perpetual Motion

John F. Lindner February 24, 2017 11:52 PM

Momentum conservation (or Newton’s third law) ensures two-way or bidirectional coupling for typical media like guitar strings and spring mattresses. One-way or unidirectional coupling enables the propagation of solitary waves or solitons with diverse behaviors in otherwise dissipative media, but … Continue reading →

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Wooster Physics at the University of Oregon

Susan Lehman February 24, 2017 11:58 AM

Last week I had a wonderful trip to the University of Oregon in Eugene to give a colloquium for the Department of Physics.  This was my first visit to the university, and actually my first visit to Oregon at all! … Continue reading →

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PhysCon 2016: A Wooster Student in San Francisco –Guest Blog by Zane Thornburg

Susan Lehman February 7, 2017 1:02 PM

When I began studying physics, I had no idea that scientists travel so much. In the fall of 2016, I attended the Quadrennial Physics Congress, PhysCon. Before I get to talking about the conference itself, I think it is worth … Continue reading →

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