Physics experiments

simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth

attempt to detect the relative motion of matter through the stationary luminiferous aether

experiment in quantum mechanics that shows wave–particle duality

physical experiment that demonstrated the quantization of angular momentum

experiment conducted by R. A. Millikan and H. Fletcher to measure elementary electric charge

series of experiments (1908–1913) by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, directed by Ernest Rutherford, at the University of Manchester, proving the existence of the atomic nucleus through alpha particle scattering on gold foil

pair of large copper hemispheres designed by Otto von Guericke

experiment confirming quantisation of energy levels

theorem in fluid dynamics

gravity experiment

1801 double-slit optical experiment by Thomas Young

experiment measuring the speed of light in moving water

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classroom demonstration used to illustrate principles of classical mechanics

hydraulic machine invented by Heron of Alexandria

space observatory to test frame dragging and geodetic effect

dark matter candidate

long-term experiment which measures the flow of a piece of pitch

1768 painting by Joseph Wright of Derby

effect due to rotation in special relativity

Nuclear physics experiment on conservation of parity in weak interactions

Experiment designed to test Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity

physical experiment

type of electrostatic generator

wear-free brake due to induced current

experiment to determine the mean density of the Earth

experimental electric bell that was set up in 1840

quantum experiment in which photons are shone at a double-slit interferometer; whether interference patterns occur depends on whether the information about which slit the photon went through marked is erased or not

physics experiment

scientific instrument used to measure the speed of light

Physics apparatus for demonstrating acoustic standing waves in a tube

cosmic microwave background experiment

physics experiment that combines the quantum eraser experiment with concepts in Wheeler's delayed-choice experiment

1676 experiment which showed that light has finite speed

1901–1903 physics experiment

free-flying experiment platform orbited by the Space Shuttle

celebrated demonstration of the uniform acceleration of Earth surface gravity

science experiment on lightning and electricity

American physicist (1931-2015)

neutrino experiment in Jiangmen, China

CERN infrastructure

type of device that demonstrates conservation of linear momentum

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thumb|Kristian Birkeland's magnetised terrella. In this experiment, he noted two spirals which he considered may be similar to that of spiral nebulae. thumb|An example of an active terrella

experiments probing the accuracy of special relativity's predictions

underground experiment to count Solar neutrinos

phenomenon of wave mechanics

Controversial physics experiment

physical phenomenon

Acoustical device to generate a pitch

Small vehicle powered by a mousetrap

series of observations carried out along a six-mile length of the Old Bedford River in an attempt to determine the shape of the Earth

overview about the modern searches for Lorentz violation

quantum mechanics experiment

test of special relativity

Tests of special relativity

Physics experiment demonstrating thermal expansion