Speaker
Marina Carpineti
(Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" - Università degli Studi di Milano)
Description
We suggest a modification to the classical Cartesian diver experiment, wherein the diver operates within a fluid with density stratification rather than uniform density. Unlike the conventional setup, under a given external pressure, the diver achieves a stable equilibrium at a specific depth where its density matches that of the surrounding fluid. By adjusting the applied pressure, its density changes and it moves towards a new stable equilibrium at a different depth. When subjected to a sudden pressure pulse, the diver density changes and it starts oscillating driven by a restoring force with a frequency dependent on the density gradient.
| How would you like to present your contribution? | Live in Kraków (time slot to be allotted based on the programme) |
|---|---|
| Target education level | Secondary |
| Category | Formal Education |
Author
Marina Carpineti
(Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli" - Università degli Studi di Milano)
Co-authors
Claudia Volpari
(Liceo Artistico Statale di Brera,)
Fabrizio Croccolo
(Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour)
Irene Spongano
(Dipartimento di Fisica Aldo Pontremoli, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy)
Alberto Vailati
(Dipartimento di Fisica Aldo Pontremoli, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy)
