Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity Season 1 Episode 10 Resonance--Surprises in the Intricate Dance
- TV-PG
- August 30, 2013
- 28 min
Resonance happens whenever a small periodic force produces a large effect on a periodic motion--for example, when you push a child on a swing. Learn how resonance due to gravitational interactions between three bodies can lead to amazing phenomena with planets, asteroids, and rings of planets.