Rotational Inertia
Data Analysis
- Show a plot of your angular velocity measurements as a function of the initial angular momentum for the 3⁄8” magnet. Fit the plot with a straight line. Use the slope to determine the rotational inertia of the system.
- Compare your measured value of the rotational inertia to the accepted value. What does this tell you about the conservation of angular momentum in this system?
- Show one of your scope traces that looks most like the blackhole merger in Figure 3. Label the inward spiral, merger, and ringdown sections of the scope trace.