TY - JOUR
AU - Weihs, Gregor
AB - In this paper, we introduce two simple and inexpensive, yet quite accurate versions of the well-known Foucault method for measuring the speed of light. In a compact footprint of just 20 cm by 270 cm with readily available laboratory items, a rotating mirror taken from a laser printer, and a webcam, we obtained  km s−1, and  km s−1, respectively, both within less than a per cent of the defined value. The experiment also prepares students for extracting data through image processing.
TI - Foucault's method for measuring the speed of light with modern apparatus
JO - European Journal of Physics
DO - 10.1088/0143-0807/36/3/035013
DA - 2015-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/iop-publishing/foucault-s-method-for-measuring-the-speed-of-light-with-modern-dXwl6MQBgP
SP - 035013
VL - 36
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -