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Physikzentrum Bad Honnef3 – 5 March 2017

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Welcome to the GYPT 2017Dear participants,

I cordially welcome you to the fourth annual German Young Physicists’ Tour-nament at the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef and would like to express my ap-preciation for your outstanding achievements in the competition so far. Aswinners of the regional heats of the GYPT, you can rightfully be proud thatyou have reached the national final. The GYPT is Germany’s qualifying com-petition for the International Young Physicists’ Tournament, IYPT, which isthe world championship of physics. This year, the GYPT is organised by theDeutschePhysikalischeGesellschaft (DPG)andUlmUniversity for the first time.

Regardless of whether you make it onto the German national team and pro-ceed to the IYPT in Singapore, just by being here you are already winners.You have demonstrated your outstanding knowledge of physics with flyingcolours, you have shown your ability to tackle complex tasks methodically,and you have demonstrated that you can get to grips with new areas of workquickly and effectively. Congratulations!

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the organisers to theWilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation for its support of this tournament.

Prof. Dr. Rolf-Dieter HeuerDPG President

Cover Photo: “Physikzentrum Bad Honnef” by Sergii Vozniuk

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Contents

1 Venue - OverviewMap 6

2 Accommodation 7Physikzentrum Bad Honnef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7avendi Hotel Bad Honnef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3 Tournament Venue 9

4 Agenda 11Friday, 3 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Saturday, 4 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Sunday, 5 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5 Tournament Rules 161 GYPT - German Young Physicists’ Tournament . . . . . . . . 162 Structure and Organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Phases of the Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Meeting of the Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Tournament Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Jury and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2210 Nomination of the National Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6 Problems of the IYPT/GYPT 2017 24

7 Teams and Participants 26

8 Jury 30

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1 Venue - OverviewMapThe fourth GYPT takes place at Physikzentrum Bad Honnef. The map belowshows the venue and its surroundings.

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DBRhöndorf

Bad HonnefAm Spitzbach

B42

Physikzentrum

Rhöndorfer

Hauptstraße

Straße

avendiHotel

DB Train StationS City Train Station

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2 Accommodation

Physikzentrum Bad Honnef

Accommodation for participants is provided by:

Physikzentrum Bad HonnefHauptstraße 553604 Bad HonnefTel: +49 2224 9232-0

The PBH can easily be reached by public transport as follows

• There is a train connection from the main station to Rhöndorf• From Rhöndorf station it is only a ten-minute walk to the PBH

Check-in starts on Friday, 3 March, 12 hrs. Rooms are available from 14 hrs atthe earliest. The luggage can be left at the GYPT check-in desk to be pickedup when occupying the room. Check out time is 9 hrs on Sunday.

Please note that smoking is not allowed on the premises.

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avendi Hotel Bad Honnef

Accommodation for jurors and guests of honour is provided by:

avendi Hotel Bad HonnefHauptstraße 2253604 Bad HonnefTel: +49 2224 189-0

The avendi-Hotel is only a 5-minute walk away from the Physikzentrum.

Check-In starts on Friday, 3 March, 12 hrs. Rooms are available from 15 hrs atthe earliest. The Luggage can be left at the GYPT Check-In desk to be pickedup when occupying the room. Check out time is 11 hrs on Sunday.

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3 Tournament VenueThe tournament is held at Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (PBH). A detailed planof the tournament site can be found on the opposite page. It shows all rele-vant rooms and their location inside the main building.

Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Lecture Hall All major events such as the welcomeaddress on Friday, the finals of the tournament and the awards cere-mony on Sunday will be held at the WEH lecture hall.

Match Rooms A-G The GYPT Matches take place in rooms A, B, C, D, E, F, andG according to the schedule. Rooms E and F are on the first floor. Allrooms are equipped with a board and a video projector that allowsall common resolutions. The preferred connection types are VGA andHDMI.

WiFi Connection Free Wifi is available in all rooms inside the PBH. The logincredentials are:

ESSID: PBHEncryption: WPA2/PSKPassword: 011235813

Lichtenberg Cellar During breaks, all participants are invited to stay at theLichtenberg Cellar in the basement. Moreover, snacks and refreshmentswill be offered here and in front of the WEH lecture hall.

Dinner and Lunch Dinner will be served at the Lichtenberg cellar in the base-ment. Lunch will be served in the dining room which is located be-tween the WEH lecture hall and match room G.

GYPT Office The tournament administration is in the GYPT office. It will bestaffed throughout the tournament or may be contacted by email:

Florian O. [email protected] +49 173 744 355 4Michael S. [email protected] W. [email protected] +49 178 45 25 000

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Main Entrance

Restrooms

Match C

Match D

Match B

Match G

Ladies’

Office

Match E

Match F

toguesthouse

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Lecture Hall

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4 Agenda

Friday, 3 March

Time Participants Jury

12:00 – 18:00 Check-In Check-InGYPT Office GYPT Office

14:00 – 16:30 Trip to ABB Trip to ABBExternal Event or Check-In

18:00 – 18:30 Address of Welcome Address of WelcomeWEH Lecture Hall WEH Lecture Hall

18:30 – 19:30 Dinner Jury BriefingLichtenberg Cellar WEH Lecture Hall

19:30 – 20:30 DinnerLichtenberg Cellar

20:30 – 22:30 Star Trek Physics Star Trek PhysicsWEH Lecture Hall WEH Lecture Hall

Trip to ABBABB is a major transformer manufacturer offering both liquid-filled and dry-type transformers as well as services for complete life-cycle support, includ-ing replacement parts and components. ABB’s power transformers are key

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components in power networks. At the production site in Bad Honnef wewill be able to watch the manufacturing process of high-voltage transformersfrom winding to shipping.

The tour includes a visit to the core production facilities as well as the high-voltage testing of power transformers.

The trip takes about two hours. Groups depart from Physikzentrum at 13and 14:30 hrs.

Star Trek PhysicsProf. Dr. Metin Tolan, TU Dortmund

Wie genau nehmen es die Macher von Star Trek eigentlich mit Physik undTechnik? Erstaunlich genau! Schließlich rechnet der grünblütige Spock in Win-deseile aus, dass genau 1.771.551 puschelige Tribbles in den Laderaum derEnterprise passen.

Bedeutet diese Zahl etwas, oder ist sie einfach nur so dahingeschrieben? Wirwerden sehen, dass alle Zahlen bei Star Trek eine Bedeutung haben und manüberraschend viel wirklich aus den Angaben der Serie ausrechnen kann - bishin zum Gewicht der Enterprise.

The lecture starts at 20:30 hrs.

Saturday, 4 March

Time Participants Jury

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast BreakfastDining Room avendi Hotel

09:00 – 11:30 Match 1 Match 1Match Rooms Match Rooms

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch LunchLichtenberg Cellar Lichtenberg Cellar

12:30 – 15:00 Match 2 Match 2Match Rooms Match Rooms

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break Coffee BreakWEH Lecture Hall WEH Lecture Hall

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Time Participants Jury

15:30 – 18:00 Match 3 Match 3Match Rooms Match Rooms

18:00 – 20:00 Dinner DinnerLichtenberg Cellar Lichtenberg Cellar

19:00 – 19:15 Announcement of FinalsLichtenberg Cellar

20:00 – 21:00 Jury MeetingWEH Lecture Hall

20:45 – 21:00 TransferGYPT Office

21:00 – 23:00 Evening’s EntertainmentExternal Event

23:00 – 23:15 Transfer to PBHExternal Event

Sunday, 5 MarchTime Participants Jury

08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast BreakfastDining Room avendi Hotel

09:00 – 11:00 GYPT Finals GYPT FinalsWEH Lecture Hall WEH Lecture Hall

11:00 – 12:00 Awards Ceremony Awards CeremonyWEH Lecture Hall WEH Lecture Hall

12:00 – 12:30 Winner’s LoungeMatch Room E

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch LunchDining Room Dining Room

Awards CeremonyThe grand awards ceremony is the highlight and the formal end of the tour-nament. It takes place at theWilhelmund Else Heraeus Lecture Hall and starts

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at 11:00 hrs. The detailed schedule is planned as follows:

1 Awarding of Bronze Medals

• Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan & Rudolf LehnFounders of the German Young Physicists’ Tournament

2 Awarding of Silver & Gold Medals

• Dr. Stefan JordaManaging Director of the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus Foundation

• Prof Dr. Rolf HeuerPresident of the German Physical Society (DPG)

3 Nomination of Workshop Participants

• Prof Dr. Othmar MartiUlm University

Main PrizesGold/Silver Medal: Trip to CERN The finalists of the tournament are invited

to visit the CERN super collider in Geneva, Switzerland. The teams aregiven the opportunity to have a look at all major experimental sites andget in touch with the scientists. The three-day tour includes two over-night stays with full board in Geneva.

Workshop Participants 2016 Charlotte Lange, Anja Dücker, Fabian Eller, Jo-nas Landgraf, Dominika Stronczek, Ann-Kathrin Raab, Carina Kanitz, ThomasRauch, Auguste Medert and Sören Selbach with IYPT president Martin Plesch.

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Participants Workshop Apart from the chance of winning one of the mainprizes, ten participants from all teams are invited to take part in theGYPT workshop. It is held from 31 March till 2 April at the university inUlm.

At the workshop, five students are selected to represent Germany atthe

• IYPT, International Young Physicists’ Tournamentfrom 5 July till 12 July 2017 in Singapore, Singapore.

and further three for the

• AYPT, Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournamentfrom 20 April till 22 April 2017 in Leoben, Austria.

Both prizes include a stay for several days. The overnight stays at therespective places will be fully covered by the GYPT organization.

AYPT-Team 2016 Charlotte Lange, Auguste Medert, Thomas Rauch, Anja Dü-cker and Dominika Stronczek.

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5 Tournament Rules

1 GYPT - German Young Physicists’ TournamentThe “German Young Physicists’ Tournament” is a team competition for highschool students which is based on the principles of the International YoungPhysicists’ Tournament(IYPT)¹.

The competition runs from September of one year to the spring in the follow-ing year.

2 Structure and OrganisationUmbrella OrganisationThe GYPT is planned, organised and managed by Deutsche Physikalische Ge-sellschafte.V. (DPG)² andUlmUniversity³ on behalf ofWilhelmandElseHeraeus-Foundation⁴.

General Co-OrdinationFour general co-ordinators are in charge of the organisation of the GYPT. Theyare appointed by the umbrella organisation and are available to all partici-pants of the tournament as contact persons. The general co-ordinators ap-point further persons for particular fields of activity.

GYPT-CentresEach GYPT center provides professional tutoring for the student teams in prepa-ration for the tournament. They are evenly distributed all over Germany andit is understood that they act as ambassadors to the GYPT in Germany. Eachcenter is headed by a leader appointed by the venters and whose name isgiven to the co-ordinators of each round of competition.

Each GYPT center receives financial support from the Wilhelm and Else Her-aeus Foundation and employs at least one graduate assistant (15 hours a

¹www.iypt.org²www.dpg-physik.de³www.uni-ulm.de⁴www.we-heraeus-stiftung.de

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month) who is responsible for mentoring and assisting students preparingprojects for the competition. If necessary, center co-ordinators may apply foradditional assistants.

Each GYPT center may draw on the support of the GYPT mentors. The groupof mentors is comprised of former members of the national team who sup-port the students by offering advice concerning the particularities of the GYP-T/IYPT .

3 Phases of the Competition

The competition runs in four distinct phases.

September Meeting of the tutorssubs. months Preparatory work at the GYPT centers

January GYPT regional competitionsFebruary/March GYPT (actual competition)

4 Meeting of the Tutors

The leaders of the GYPT-centers, the mentors and all the others involved inthe organisation are invited by the co-ordinators to take part in the meetingof the tutors, which marks the beginning of the round of competitions. Thisis also the time when plans and procedures of the current round of competi-tions as well as possible changes are explained and discussed. The result ofthis meeting including all relevant information is posted on the GYPT web-page⁵ several days before the competition.

5 Tournament Venue

GYPT regional competitionsThe regional competitions of the GYPT take place at the various GYPT-centers.

⁵www.gypt.org

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GYPT (actual competition)The GYPT takes place at changing venues in Germany. Any GYPT center canapply through its coordinator to host the competition. The co-ordinators andthe leaders of the individual GYPT-centers work out a preliminary conceptwhich is introduced in detail to all participants of the tutor meeting. The um-brella organisation organizes and finances the actual tournament, the sup-porting programme and board and lodging for the participants. Teams mustorganize their own travel arrangements but can apply for reimbursementthrough GYPT administration.

6 ParticipantsTeamsA team is made up of three participants. Each team selects three differentproblems they want to deal with from a list of 17 current IYPT problems. At theGYPT each of these problems is introduced by a team member. The problemsand the names of the speakers are specified at the registration. Exceptionswith teams of two participants (and two problems) may be allowed.

Team ContributionsThe presentations and publications introduced at the GYPT have to be handedin some time before the actual tournament. After the GYPT is over, they maybe used by the IYPT national team provided they utilize correct conventionsand appropriate literary citations.

RegistrationRegistration for the GYPT is only possible via the internet and must be doneby the participants themselves. The deadline for registering for GYPT will bestated on the website.

Participation in Preliminary RoundRegional CompetitionsEach team that is registered at a GYPT-center, takes part in the local regionalcompetition. In that tournament, it ist evaluated by the center. The details ofevaluation and organisation is left to the center.

Online CompetitionTeams without a center (independent teams) take part in the online compe-tition. The submissions are evaluated by the tournamnent administration.

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Participation in the Final Round of the GYPT

Each center is allowed to send up to two teams to the final round of the GYPT.These teams are determined in the regional competitions at the GYPT-centers.Teams without a center take part in the online competition. The tournamentadministration will determine the additional teams from the teams that didnot pass the regional competitions and the independent teams, accordingto their evaluation in either the regional or the online competition. Furtherinformation about this can be found on the website.

7 ProcedureThe tournament takes place on three subsequent days from Friday to Sun-day. Friday is reserved for check-in formalities and an excursion. On the eveningof the first day, when the tournament schedule is published, the teams canengage in last-minute preparations for the tournament.

Saturday is the day of the actual “matches” which must be conducted in En-glish and, as a rule, are open to the general public.

On Sunday the three best teams meet in the final, which is followed by theaward ceremony.

MatchThe way the matches are “played” is very similar to the IYPT fights. However,there is no such thing as the “challenge” and both the role of the “reviewer”and the discussion have been simplified so that a typical match looks likethis:

Time Activity

2 min Preparation of the presentation (team A)12 min Presentation

2 min Preparation of the discussion (team B)12 min Discussion (teams A and B)

4 min Questions by the juryafter that Feedback by the jury

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PresentationOne member from Team A presents their solution to one of the IYPT problemsusing a video projector, white board, and/or flip chart for support.

DiscussionOne member from team B leads a discussion about team A’s solution. At thebeginning of a match, the team decides who is to lead the discussion. Eachteam member adopts this role once in the course of the tournament. Theother team B members may provide support but are not allowed to be dis-cussion leaders. The leader may refer to visual aids provided by team A butmust not provide a presentation of their own.

Internet access is forbidden during the whole course of the match.

Jury QuestionsQuestions by the jurors are to be short, precise and directly connected to thephysical problem under discussion. Within the time limit, each juror shouldbe given the opportunity to ask at least one question.

Jury FeedbackAfter the jury verdict, both participating teams are given the opportunity toask the jury as a whole or individual jurors for short feedback.

ScheduleThe competition schedule (“matches” ) is published on the website after theopening ceremony on Friday evening - according to the following criteria:

1. Depending on their respective GYPT center, teams are divided into twogroups which do not compete against each other.

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2. Leaders, graduate assistants and mentors of one center act as jurors ina different group from another center.

3. The jurors are allocated fixed rooms and groups and do not move around.

Ultimately, the following criteria are applied (in order of priority)

1. Teams of a GYPT center do not compete against each other.

2. No team is allowed to lead the discussion twice with the opposing team.

3. If possible, each team of three meets six different opposing teams; teamsof two meet four opponents.

4. Each juror sees each team in his group.

5. Wherever possible, age and academic level should be considered.

Finals

Final Teams

The best three teams based on their average score (after 4 fights) competeagainst each other in the final match. For teams with three members, theweakest discussion as well as the weakest presentation are not considered.

Choice of Presentation

The teams select one of the problems they have prepared. When all teamshave made their choice, it will be published on the website to inform theother teams. All the problems have to be different from each other. If morethan one team chooses the same problem, the choice of the highest-rankingteam has priority. The presentations are held in reverse order according tothe rankning of the team. The discussion is led by the team that is set for thenext presentation. The awarding of points during the final is public.

The three problems must be different. Should two or three teams wish to pre-sent the same problem, the team that achieved the most points is given pref-erence.

The talks are held in reverse order to the placement i.e. the team with thelowest score comes first. The team at second place leads the discussion. Finalscoring is made public.

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8 Jury and Assessment

JurorsThe jury is nominated and invited by the umbrella organisation. It is com-posed of persons from the GYPT centers, former participants and indepen-dent experts. Each match is judged by at least four jurors. One juror presidesover the jury and ensures the rules are observed. All jurors are obliged to takepart in the briefing of the jury.

AssessmentEach juror assigns a score from 1 to 10 for each team in the match. The scoreof presenter and leader of the discussion, respectively, is the average of thejury score. The average is calculated from the individual scores of the jury-members, but the highest and lowest score are weighted by 1/2. The overallscore of a participant is the sum of the score for the presentation and thescore for the disussion. Scores are doubled for the presenting team.

FinalsThe jury of the final match is composed of one representative from each GYPTcenter. Centers that have one or more teams in the final are not allowed toprovide a juror. The presiding juror is appointed by the tournament admin-istration and does not evaluate any of the final teams. The tournament ad-ministration reserves the right to change the jury for the final.

9 Prizes

MedalsThe members of the winning team (highest score in final) are awarded thegold-medal. The members of the other two final-teams are awarded the silver-medal. Members of the teams on ranks 4-6 are awarded the bronze-medal.

Participation CertificateEvery participant in the GYPT tournament is awarded a participation certifi-cate.

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10 Nomination of the National TeamCandidates for the German IYPT team are nominated four weeks after theGYPT. Up to ten students, which are suggested by the jury, are invited. Thefive members for the German IYPT team are selected at the end of this work-shop by the IYPT-teamleader, based on the following criteria:

• level of expertise and experimental work

• capacity for teamwork

• rhetoric and communicative skills in English

• commitment and dedication

German National Team 2016 Jonas Landgraf, Carina Kanitz, Fabian Eller,Ann-Kathrin Raab and Sören Selbach

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6 Problems of the IYPT/GYPT 2017

1 Invent Yourself Construct a passive device that will provide safe landingfor an uncooked hen’s egg when dropped onto a hard surface from afixed height of 2.5 m. The device must fall together with the egg. Whatis the smallest size of the device you can achieve?

2 Balloon Airhorn A simple airhorn can be constructed by stretching a bal-loon over the opening of a small container or cup with a tube throughthe other end (see Figure). Blowing through a small hole in the side ofthe container can produce a sound. Investigate how relevant parame-ters affect the sound.

3 Single Lens Telescope A telescope can be built using a single lens, pro-vided that a small aperture is used instead of an eyepiece. How do theparameters of the lens and the hole influence the image (e.g. magnifi-cation, sharpness and brightness)?

4 Magnetic Hills A small amount of a ferrofluid placed in an inhomogeneousmagnetic field forms hill-like structures. Investigate how the propertiesof these structures depend on relevant parameters.

5 Leidenfrost Stars In the Leidenfrost effect, a water drop placed on a hotsurface can survive for minutes. Under certain circumstances, such adrop develops oscillating star shapes. Induce different oscillatory modesand investigate them.

6 Fast Chain A chain consisting of wooden blocks inclined relative to the ver-tical and connected by two threads (see Figure) is suspended verticallyand then released. Compared to free fall, the chain falls faster when itis dropped onto a horizontal surface. Explain this phenomenon and in-vestigate how the relevant parameters affect the motion.

7 Spiral Waves Spiral waves and other types of wave patterns may occur ona thin liquid film flowing over a rotating disk. Investigate these wavepatterns.

8 Visualising Density Schlieren Photography is often used to visualise den-sity variations in a gas. Build a Schlieren setup and investigate how wellit can resolve density differences.

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9 Ball in a Tube A sealed transparent tube is filled with a liquid and containsa small ball. The tube is inclined and its lower end is attached to a mo-tor such that the tube traces a conical surface. Investigate the motionof the ball as a function of relevant parameters.

10 Pulling Glasses Apart Put a thin layer of water between two sheets of glassand try to separate them. Investigate the parameters affecting the re-quired force.

11 Hair Hygrometer A simple hygrometer can be built using human hair. In-vestigate its accuracy and response time as a function of relevant pa-rameters.

12 Torsion Gyroscope Fasten the axis of a wheel to a vertical thread that hasa certain torsional resistance (see Figure). Twist the thread, spin thewheel, and release it. Investigate the dynamics of this system.

13 Resonating Glass A wine glass partially filled with liquid will resonate whenexposed to the sound from a loudspeaker. Investigate how the phe-nomenon depends on various parameters.

14 Gee-HawWhammy Diddle A gee-haw whammy diddle is a mechanicaltoy consisting of a simple wooden stick and a second stick that is madeup of a series of notches with a propeller at its end. When the woodenstick is pulled over the notches, the propeller starts to rotate. Explainthis phenomenon and investigate the relevant parameters.

15 Boiled Egg Suggest non-invasive methods to detect the degree to whicha hen’s egg is cooked by boiling. Investigate the sensitivity of your meth-ods.

16 Metronome Synchronization A number of mechanical metronomes stand-ing next to each other and set at random initial phases under certainconditions reach synchronous behaviour in a matter of minutes. Inves-tigate the phenomenon.

17 Vacuum Bazooka A ‘vacuum bazooka’ can be built with a simple plasticpipe, a light projectile, and a vacuum cleaner. Build such a device andmaximise the muzzle velocity.

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7 Teams and Participants

Team Members (Age) P

#GhettoNetto Dücker, Anja (17) 15Ulm Medert, Auguste (17) 5

#lolblub21 Eller, Stefan (16) 8Bayreuth Galbakiotis, Leon (15) 14

Letz, Leoni (17) 4

2. Versuch Arndt, Noah (17) 17Berlin Glauche, Hagen (16) 15

Ward, Laurence Alexeij (14) 4

Afra Skaliks, Eric (17) 8Meißen Stöcker, Yvonne (17) 17

Sünderhauf, Erik (15) 5

Aperture science Diringer, Lilith (17) 16Lörrach Tsarigradski, Nikola (18) 14

Werner, Hanna (17) 6

Azim Razi’s Team Allisat, Lisa Marleen (14) 8# unabhängig # Krauß, Volker (16) 1

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Team Members (Age) P

C4LQL8T3D Bartuschk, Fabian (17) 13Meißen Linke, Paul (17) 1

Seibt, Christoph (16) 4

Carolinum Bonobos Borchard, Dominik (16) 4Neustrelitz Schieler, Moritz (17) 1

Wirths, Malte (16) 17

Dachau-2 Geier, Constantin (18) 4Dachau Hoyem, Bjarke (15) 1

Kastenhuber, Lisa (17) 13

Dachau-3 Hamp, Jonas (15) 16Dachau Then, Jakob (15) 1

Zorgati, elias (16) 17

Die Aggregatzustände von… Arzberger, Alexandra (17) 14Bayreuth Friedl, Sebastian (16) 17

Einstein’s Brain Berger, Johannes (16) 13# unabhängig # Mahler, Dominique Joanne (17) 1

Zieseniß, Jan-Eric (16) 15

Everything Matters Lübbert, Hannah (16) 4# unabhängig # Weishaupt, Luca (17) 12

Wolper, Philip (17) 13

Gravitationsgranaten Hillerscheid, Tamara (13) 16Hameln Schulte, Franziska (15) 3

I’m going to try science Drechsel, Saskia (14) 6Meißen Freytag, Lucas (15) 17

Stelzig, David (16) 11

Koch’s Army 1.0 Gupta, Mrinal (17) 17# unabhängig # Lee, Sangmun (17) 16

Li, Sophie (15) 4

MSO Becker, Clara (16) 17Wuppertal Klein, Moritz (14) 1

MaZoEl Abraham, Zoé (14) 3Papenburg Berndsen, Markus (14) 5

Kösters, Elisabeth (14) 10

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Team Members (Age) P

Omicron Mason, Raymond (16) 2Dachau Rauch, Thomas (17) 6

Reeck, Pascal (17) 16

RUB ; HeJoVa Bedorf, Jona (13) 8# unabhängig # Berbuir, Hendrik (14) 1

Mülfarth, Valentin (14) 17

Schokkri Meyer, Maximilian (17) 3Erlangen Popp, Niclas (17) 7

Schroedingers cat El-Kishawi, Waleed (17) 7Wuppertal Schulz, Verena - Celina (15) 15

The Coopers Brümmer, Dario Elia (14) 3Hameln Paulus, Marcel (14) 1

Walther, Maxim Jonah (13) 10

Theoretisch ist praktisch… Arranhado, Alina (17) 16Kassel Grigorevski, Wenzel (15) 5

Schmidt, Carltin Titus (17) 8

Ulmer Beuthan, Toni (15) 13Ulm Briem, Fabio (15) 16

Vögler Seth’s Team Crowther, Devon (0) 5# unabhängig # Smuts, Frank (17) 8

Vögler, Seth (16) 1

Widerstand ist swaglos Freiwald, Eike (15) 13Papenburg Hartwig, Hans-Christian (15) 17

Husmann, Jonas (14) 8

Wir haben’s Versucht Pour Tak Dost, Arman (17) 12Berlin Yildirim, Eren (17) 5

Zweieck Neubauer, Luisa (17) 4Erlangen Niemetz, Vincent (15) 5

experimental mathematics Magnussen, Birk (16) 4Kassel Schäfer, Julia (16) 7

Zimmermann, Johannes Max (16) 16

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8 JuryThe GYPT-Jury consists of representatives from the various GYPT-Centers aswell as independent jurors. The latter are a mixture of independent jurorswho are either former IYPT team members or experts from different researchfacilities.

Center Name Mentor

Head Ostermaier, Florian 01 Invent Yourself

# unabhängig # Beck, TobiasBühler, FabianDuffield, DonovanHerr, UlrichIngold, Gert-LudwigJorda, StefanKatz, ElkeKrabbe, HeikoLehn, RudolfMarti, Othmar 12 Torsion GyroscopeNolte, ChristinaOliinychenko, DmytroPanitz, ClemensPetersen, StefanRazzoume, SamiStähler-Schöpf, SilkeTolan, MetinVölkel, SimeonWentzel, Stefan

Bayreuth Ebert, Adrian 13 Resonating GlassEller, Fabian 08 Visualising DensityLandgraf, Jonas 05 Leidenfrost StarsSommer, Felix 14 Gee-Haw Whammy …

Berlin Ebert, FalkUrbanowski, Christoph

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Dachau Grillenbeck, Thomas 04 Magnetic HillsKratzer, AndreasRaab, Ann-Kathrin 15 Boiled EggWechsler, Felix 06 Fast Chain

Erlangen Fösel, AngelaHufschmidt, PatrickKanitz, Carina 03 Single Lens Telescope

Hamburg Biebl, MartinBobinger, Ulrich 07 Spiral Waves

Hameln Kajari, Endre 10 Pulling Glasses ApartKajari-Schröder, Sarah 16 Metronome Syn …

Kassel Eilmes, Ilianvon Wangenheim, Anselm

Meißen Horn, GeorgWinkler, Otmar

Neustrelitz Schoel, Tobias

Papenburg Beck, ChristianLaufer, Robert

Ulm Reichle, Rainer

Wuppertal Schächt, Annika

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