HOW SHORT IS A SEMI-INFINITE LADDER? AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH

L. CSILLAG; A. TUNYAGI; ZS. LÁZÁR; A. SIMON

doi:10.24193/subbphys.2019.02

Authors

L. CSILLAG Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 1 M. Kogălniceanu street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
A. TUNYAGI Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 1 M. Kogălniceanu street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. arthur.tunyagi@ubbcluj.ro
ZS. LÁZÁR Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 1 M. Kogălniceanu street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. zsolt.lazar@ubbcluj.ro
A. SIMON Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 1 M. Kogălniceanu street, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. alpar.simon@phys.ubbcluj.ro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-5834

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphys.2019.02

Keywords:

semi-infinite resistive ladder, equivalent resistance, experimental approach, analytical solution

Abstract

This paper presents the challenging problem of solving of a semi-infinite resistive ladder and highlights some traps and tricks of the subject. The topic is approached from and experimental point of view by solving it using computation, simulation and measurements. All the work was done with the hope that it can be an aid for Physics or Electrical Engineering teachers, students eager to learn and understand more, and to be usefully incorporated into the educational process of talented pupils and students.

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