The Physics of Banjos - A Conversation with David Politzer
By Howard Burton
Length2h 24m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and David Politzer, 2004 Nobel Laureate and the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech. This extensive conversation examines many of the intriguing aspects associated with the physics of banjos, including the ocarina effect, string-stretching, the subtleties of how we hear pitch, transient growth, and the mysterious ringing sound of banjos; while also touching briefly on contemporary issues in black holes and particle physics.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Dancing To His Own Tune, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
The Feynman Experience - Inspirational encounters
Love at First Sound - The joy of the banjo
The Holy Grail - The challenge of qualifying sound
The Ocarina Effect - Probing the effect of rim height of the open-back banjo
Hearing Pitch - Not so simple
Relative Strengths - Break angles
Transient Growth - Coupled, damped oscillators
The Working Physicist - Ruminations from the front lines
The Journey Continues - Joys, frustrations, and the banjo brotherhood
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of an expanding series of Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Technology, Other
Length2 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
8IV. The Ocarina Effect
2A Note on the Text
9V. Hearing Pitch
3Introduction
10VI. Relative Strengths
4The Conversation
11VII. Transient Growth
5I. The Feynman Experience
12VIII. The Working Physicist
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6II. Love at First Sound
13IX. The Journey Continues
7III. The Holy Grail
14Continuing the Conversation
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