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This is is the searchable catalogue of the Physics and Astronomy Animations Project.

These works are available for use under a Creative Commons License.
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There is now a YouTube Channel for the animation project.

We've created a blog to discuss the creation and use of the animations.

 
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Go to Frame Dragging and the Lense-Thirring Effect
Frame Dragging and the Lense-Thirring Effect
This animation is an artist's conception of the Lense-Thirring Effect, which can create a precession of an orbiting object around a spinning gravitational source.
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/frame_dragging.avi
Go to Pulsar: A Spinning Neutron Star with Beamed Radio Emission (revised)
Pulsar: A Spinning Neutron Star with Beamed Radio Emission (revised)
This animation illustrates how a pulsar can periodically "flash" an observer with its beamed radio emission. This is a revision of an earlier animation in the collection.
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/astro/pulsar2.avi
Go to Full Wave Rectification with a Diode Bridge
Full Wave Rectification with a Diode Bridge
This animation shows the conventional flow of current during full wave rectification using a diode bridge.
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/EM/diode_bridge.avi
Go to Half Wave Rectification
Half Wave Rectification
This animation shows the flow of conventional current in a half-wave rectified circuit.
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/EM/halfwave_rectify.avi
Go to Direct Current versus Alternating Current
Direct Current versus Alternating Current
This animation contrasts the motion of conventional charge in AC and DC circuits.
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/EM/AC_DC.avi

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