Looping Pendulum: Theory, Simulation, and Experiment
Classical Physics
2021-10-27 v1 Physics Education
Abstract
The looping pendulum is a simple physical system consisting of two masses connected by a string that passes over a rod. We derive equations of motion for the looping pendulum using Newtonian mechanics, and show that these equations can be solved numerically to give a good description of the system's dynamics. The numerical solution captures complex aspects of the looping pendulum's behavior, and is in good agreement with the experimental results.
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@article{arxiv.2103.14752,
title = {Looping Pendulum: Theory, Simulation, and Experiment},
author = {Collin Dannheim and Luke Ignell and Brendan O'Donnell and Robert McNees and Constantin Rasinariu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.14752},
year = {2021}
}
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20 pages, 11 figures. The following article has been submitted to American Journal of Physics. After it is published, it will be found at https://aapt.scitation.org/journal/ajp